Erschienen in:
09.08.2016 | Cochrane in CORR
Cochrane in CORR
®: Surgical Versus Non-surgical Interventions for Treating Patellar Dislocation (Review)
verfasst von:
Moin Khan, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Bruce S. Miller, MD, MS
Erschienen in:
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®
|
Ausgabe 11/2016
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Excerpt
Acute patellar dislocations account for 2% to 3% of all knee injuries and have an estimated incidence of 5.8 per 100,000 patients per year [
3,
5,
9]. Patellar dislocations commonly result in injuries to the soft-tissue structures on the medial aspect of the knee, particularly the medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL), which can predispose patients to recurrent instability [
3]. Patellar dislocations primarily affect young, physically active individuals, and recurrent instability can cause substantial morbidity [
7]. Repetitive injury can lead to pain, inability to return to sports, decreased quality-of-life, early degenerative changes, and osteoarthritis [
2]. …