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Soft Tissue Surgical Technique for Obligate Dislocation of the Patella

Barbara Minkowitz
Barbara Minkowitz
¹Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Morristown Medical Center, Atlantic Health System, Morristown, NJ
MD
Nitish R. Kasarla
Nitish R. Kasarla
²Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ
BS
Colleen M. Spingarn
Colleen M. Spingarn
³Department of Orthopedics, Morristown Medical Center, Atlantic Health System, Morristown, NY
PA-C
Julia A. Matalon
Julia A. Matalon
⁴Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
BS
Nicholas J. Avallone
Nicholas J. Avallone
⁴Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
MD
and Michael T. Busch
Michael T. Busch
⁴Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
MD

Ochsner Journal
January 2026,
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.25.0061

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The diagram depicts the soft tissue structures in the knee. (Image by Nitish R. Kasarla and used with permission.)

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Soft Tissue Surgical Technique for Obligate Dislocation of the Patella

Barbara Minkowitz

Barbara Minkowitz

Nitish R. Kasarla

Nitish R. Kasarla

Colleen M. Spingarn

Colleen M. Spingarn

Julia A. Matalon

Julia A. Matalon

Nicholas J. Avallone

Nicholas J. Avallone

and Michael T. Busch

Michael T. Busch

Ochsner Journal

Jan 2026,

DOI: 10.31486/toj.25.0061

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Keywords

Congenital dislocation of the patella, joint dislocations, knee joint, patellar dislocation, postoperative care, range of motion–articular, surgery