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Koan Heindel1, Jason Smoak1, Joseph Kocan1
1Department of Orthopaedics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA.
Background:
Open and fluoroscopic techniques have been described for localization of the femoral attachment site in medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction. No study to date has evaluated if one technique is superior to another in terms of complications.
Purpose:
To review the literature comparing clinical outcomes of MPFL reconstruction using the fluoroscopic versus open technique to localize the site of femoral graft placement.
Study Design:
Systematic review; Level of evidence, 4.
Methods:
A systematic literature review was performed via PubMed, Embase, and CINAHL to identify articles published between the inception of these databases and March 1, 2022, in accordance with the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines. This search yielded 4183 publications for initial review. Studies with at least a 2-year follow-up and complete reporting of patient-reported outcomes, range of motion, recurrent instability, and/or complications (ie, stiffness, infection, persistent pain) were included. We excluded studies of patients with collagen disorders; revision surgeries; surgeries with concomitant procedures; synthetic MPFL reconstruction; MPFL repairs; combined open and radiographic technique; and case series that included <10 patients. A proportional meta-analysis was performed by calculating the pooled estimate of incidence with 95% CIs using a fixed-effects model with double arcsine transformation (Freeman-Tukey) for each type of surgical technique (fluoroscopic or open).
Results:
A total of 29 studies met our inclusion criteria, of which 15 studies (566 patients) used the open technique and 14 studies (620 patients) used fluoroscopy. There were no significant differences between the open and fluoroscopic techniques in the incidence of postoperative apprehension (P = .4826), postoperative subjective instability (P = .1095), postoperative objective instability (P = .5583), reoperations (P = .7981), recurrent dislocation (P = .6690), or arthrofibrosis (P = .8118).
Conclusion:
Both open and radiographic localization of the femoral graft position in MPFL reconstruction offer similar outcomes and rates of complications.
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