Recurrent lateral patella dislocation affects knee function as much as ACL deficiency - however patients wait five times longer for treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Surgical treatment of young patients with recurrent lateral patella dislocation (RLDP) is often recommended because of loss of knee function that compromises their level of activity or even their daily life functioning. This situation is comparable to young patients with an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture. The purpose of this study was therefore to explore the time from injury to surgery and the pre-operative symptoms and knee function of young RLPD patients scheduled for stabilizing surgery and compare this group to age and sex-matched ACL-deficient patients.

Method

Forty-seven patients with unilateral RLPD listed for isolated medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction were included in the study (RLPD-group). This group was compared to an age, sex and

SUBMITTER: Straume-Næsheim TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6615144 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature