Injury patterns of medial patellofemoral ligament and correlation analysis with articular cartilage lesions of the lateral femoral condyle after acute lateral patellar dislocation in adults: An MRI evaluation

摘要

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the injury characteristics of medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL), and to analyse the correlations between the injury patterns of MPFL and articular cartilage lesions of the lateral femoral condyle in adults with acute lateral patellar dislocation (LPD).