{"id":127,"date":"2020-06-17T05:04:29","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T04:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ortho-surgery.uk\/?page_id=127"},"modified":"2024-07-01T00:24:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-30T23:24:57","slug":"medial-patellofemoral-ligament-reconstruction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ortho-surgery.uk\/index.php\/medial-patellofemoral-ligament-reconstruction\/","title":{"rendered":"Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"127\" class=\"elementor elementor-127\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7615e3f elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7615e3f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49cdd55\" data-id=\"49cdd55\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc222ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc222ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction\u200b<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d16653d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d16653d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a07d46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a07d46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sometimes surgery is required to help treat troublesome kneecap (patella) dislocations. Mr Asopa specialises in Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction (MPFL).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f14f40 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f14f40\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f786119\" data-id=\"f786119\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a81ff4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3a81ff4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f267aa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f267aa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-392bede elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"392bede\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p4\">Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction is a surgical treatment that involves using your hamstring to reconstruct the damaged MPFL ligament. It is combined with\u00a0<a style=\"--linkdeco: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/ortho-surgery.uk\/index.php\/knee-arthroscopy\/\">arthroscopy of the knee<\/a>\u00a0to ensure there are no loose fragments of bone or cartilage and to treat damaged areas of cartilage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1252c7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f1252c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38bab9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38bab9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AFTER SURGERY\u200b\u200b<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-764f617 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"764f617\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>After surgery, you will be sent to recovery and then you will go to the ward.<\/li>\n<li>You will have dressing and a bandage on the knee after your operation.<\/li>\n<li>You will experience some pain following surgery &#8211; please use the painkillers provided.<\/li>\n<li>It is likely that you will be able to go home on the same day. Sometimes, you may need to stay in hospital for a night, for example if your surgery took place later in the day or included other complex procedures.<\/li>\n<li>You will be given guidance and information before discharge from hospital.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a20161d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a20161d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a74ce2e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a74ce2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db71a7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db71a7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RISKS OF SURGERY\u200b\u200b<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcdafd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcdafd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p4\">As with any surgery, complications can occur. Risks include infection, blood clots (deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism), on-going stiffness and failure to improve, failure of the reconstruction\/surgery and reaction to anaesthesia. It is also possible that you may require further surgery in the future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction\u200b Sometimes surgery is required to help treat troublesome kneecap (patella) dislocations. Mr Asopa specialises in Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction (MPFL). ABOUT THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction is a surgical treatment that involves using your hamstring to reconstruct the damaged MPFL ligament. It is combined with\u00a0arthroscopy of the knee\u00a0to ensure&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ortho-surgery.uk\/index.php\/medial-patellofemoral-ligament-reconstruction\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"off","neve_meta_disable_title":"on","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-127","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ortho-surgery.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ortho-surgery.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ortho-surgery.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ortho-surgery.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ortho-surgery.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/ortho-surgery.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5195,"href":"https:\/\/ortho-surgery.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/127\/revisions\/5195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ortho-surgery.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}