Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction for Patellar Re-dislocation after Previous Realignment for Recurrent Bilateral Patellar Dislocation

Abstract

Medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction is performed for recurrent patellar dislocation, and good results have been reported. Here we describe MPFL reconstruction for recurrent dislocation after realignment for bilateral recurrent patellar dislocation in a 25-year-old female patient with kabuki make-up syndrome. Four years previously, distal realignment surgery had been performed for bilateral recurrent patellar dislocation. However, patellar dislocations of the bilateral knee were persistent, and therefore MPFL reconstruction surgery was performed. No patellar dislocation has been observed for two years since the procedure.