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Intraoperative photograph of the medial patellar approach and dissection. First, a 5-cm longitudinal incision is made at the junction of the medial and middle thirds of the patella. The medial patellar retinaculum and native medial patellofemoral ligament are identified and released, whereas the underlying joint capsule is left intact.
