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I just had a piece of my hamstring taken out and recstructed to attach to my knee cap used as a tendon to stabalize my knee. what is this called?

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MPFL reconstruction: Medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction (usually done for a dislocating kneecap).

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Answered 9/3/2012

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