Abstract:[Objective] To compare clinical outcomes of repair verus reconstruction of medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) for primary traumatic patellar dislocation in adolescents. [Methods] From June 2019 to June 2022, a total of 26 patients (26 knees) were surgically treated for primary traumatic patellar dislocation. According to doctor-patient communication, 12 adolescents were treated by MPFL repair with suture anchors, while other 14 patients were treated by double-bundle reconstruction of MPFL with adductor magnus tendon. The clinical and imaging data of the two groups were compared. [Results] All patients were successfully operated without nerve or vascular injuries. The repair group consumed significantly shorter operation time than the reconstruction group [(54.9±7.8) min vs (84.2±8.9) min, P< 0.001]. The patients were followed up for an average of (31.0±11.6) months. Compared with those preoperatively, the VAS score was significantly decreased (P<0.05), whereas the Kujala score and knee ROM significantly increased at the last follow-up (P<0.05), however, which proved not significantly different at any points accordingly between the two groups (P>0.05). In terms of imaging, compared with those preoperatively, the patellar inclination angle, patellar displacement and tibial tuberosity-trochlear groove (TT-TG) significantly decreased in the two groups at the last follow-up (P<0.05), and there were no statistically significant differences in the above imaging indicators between the two groups at any corresponding time points (P>0.05). [Conclusion] MPFL repair or reconstruction in the treatment of adolescents primary traumatic patellar dislocation has similar short-term clinical efficacy