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The authors report the following potential conflicts of interest or sources of funding: B.W. receives paid royalties from Elsevier and is a paid presenter or speaker for Genzyme. B.J.C. receives research support from Aesculap/B.Braun, Geistlach, Medipost, National Institutes of Health, Novartis, and sanofi-aventis; receives stock or stock options from Aqua Boom, Biomerix, Giteliscope, and Ossio; receives IP royalties and research support from and is a paid consultant for Arthrex; receives other financial or material support from Athletico and JRF Ortho; receives IP royalties from DJ Orthopaedics and Elsevier; is a consultant for Flexion; receives publishing royalties and financial and material support from Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine and Saunders/Mosby-Elsevier; is a paid consultant for and receives stock or stock options from Regentis; is a consultant for and receives financial support from Smith and Nephew; receives other financial support from Tornier; and is a paid consultant for and receives research support from Zimmer. N.V. receives research support from Arthrex, Arthrosurface, DJ Orthopaedics, Össur, Smith and Nephew, Athletico, ConMed Linvatec, Miomed, and Mitek; receives royalties and financial support from Arthroscopy; owns stock or stock options in Cymedica and Omeros; is a paid consultant for and owns stock options in Minivasive; is a paid consultant for Orthospace; receives royalties from and is a paid consultant for Smith & Nephew; and receives royalties, publishing royalties, and financial or material support from Vindico Medical-Orthopedics Hyperguide. A.B.Y. receives research support from Arthrex and NuTech and is a paid consultant for JRF Ortho. B.F. receives paid royalties from Elsevier; receives research support from Arthrex; owns stock or stock options in Jace Medical; receives fellowship support from Smith and Nephew and Össur; and is a consultant for and receives research support from Stryker. Full ICMJE author disclosure forms are available for this article online, as supplementary material.
This study was the winner of the Patellofemoral Anatomy Research Excellence Award at the 2018 Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, April 26–28, 2018.
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- Editorial Commentary: Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Repair Versus Reconstruction: Still a Question or a Clear Winner?ArthroscopyVol. 35Issue 10
- PreviewControversy persists regarding appropriate treatment of patellar instability. As surgeons move to a more aggressive approach, medial imbrication and medial patellofemoral ligament repair are waning in popularity whereas medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction has become the standard of care. Techniques vary between surgeons, and consensus remains elusive.
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