AOSSM 2022 Annual Meeting Recordings - no CME-The Relationship of Schottle’s Point to the Medial Distal Femoral Physis: A Digitally Reconstructed Radiograph and 3-Dimensional Computed Tomography Study

The Relationship of Schottle’s Point to the Medial Distal Femoral Physis: A Digitally Reconstructed Radiograph and 3-Dimensional Computed Tomography Study

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In this video, Joe Featherall presents research on the optimal femoral tunnel positioning in pediatric medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction. The goal of the study was to determine the position of Schottel's point relative to the medial distal femoral fices and its reliability as a landmark for femoral tunnel reaming. The research involved analyzing CT scans of pediatric knees using a three-dimensional image computing platform. The results showed that Schottel's point is consistently distal to the medial distal femoral fices, making it a reliable radiographic landmark for pediatric MPFL reconstruction. Some compensation may be needed in a few cases for the reamer diameter.

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Joseph Featherall, MD

Keywords

optimal femoral tunnel positioning

pediatric medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction

Schottel's point

medial distal femoral fices

reliable radiographic landmark