Patella instability

Skeletally Immature

 

Roux-Goldthwaite

 

Indications

- skeletally immature with malalignment

 

Technique

- lateral half PT rerouted

- under medial PT

- stitched to MCL / sartorius

 

Technique Modification

 

Take medial half patella tendon

- suture to MCL

 

PT transfer + MPFL

- incision midway between PT and MCL

- identify patella tendon

- divide in two

- sharp dissection of medial half off bone

- dissect medially

- divide fascia and retinaculum to expose MCL

- suture to MCL with 2.0 non absorbable sutures

- through same incision can harvest hamstrings for MPFL reconstruction

 

Results

 

Fondren et al JBJS Am 1985

- 43/47 G/E results