Table 1.

Fulkerson Distal Realignment Patients: Demographics and Associated Surgical Procedures.

Pt Age Background Illness Cartilage Debridement and Microfracture Lateral Release Medial Plication Other Procedures
1 19 Ligamentous laxity +
2 34 Ligamentous laxity, atopic dermatitis + Autologous bone graft
3 36 + +
4 21 Ligamentous laxity + Autologous bone graft
5 31 Ehlers-Danlos, (ligamentous laxity) + + Tibial tuberosity transfer
6 21 Ligamentous laxity +
7 22 Ligamentous laxity
8* 20 Ligamentous laxity Autologous bone graft
9 21 + + Autologous bone graft
10 28 Rickets; status post-MPFL reconstruction
11 18 Ligamentous laxity + + +
12 13 Ligamentous laxity + +
13 27 Ligamentous laxity + +
14 18 Ligamentous laxity
15 24 Revision Fulkerson
16 32 Ligamentous laxity
17 26 Ligamentous laxity
18 18 Ligamentous laxity MPFL reconstruction†
19 48 Ligamentous laxity MPFL reconstruction†
20 21 Ligamentous laxity
21 20 Ligamentous laxity
*Bilateral knee procedure.
†Autologous gracilis tendon.

MPFL, medial patellofemoral ligament; Pt, patient.

RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2022 April; 13(2): e0010. ISSN: 2076-9172
Published online 2022 April 26. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10465
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