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27.11.2018 | KNEE
Lateral retinacular release is not recommended in association to MPFL reconstruction in recurrent patellar dislocation
Erschienen in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Ausgabe 8/2019
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Purpose
Reconstruction of the medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) has become the gold standard for the treatment of the recurrent patellar dislocation (RPD). Lateral retinacular release can be performed in association with MPFL reconstruction, but the effect on outcomes is not clear. To evaluate the effect of lateral release on outcomes following MPFL reconstruction is the aim of this study. It is hypothesized that isolated MPFL reconstruction was not inferior to MPFL reconstruction and lateral retinacular release in terms of IKDC subjective score and patellar tilt (PT).
Methods
Patients between ages 18 and 45 scheduled to undergo MPFL reconstruction without an associated bony procedure (tibial tubercle osteotomy or trochleoplasty) were randomized to isolated MPFL reconstruction or MPFL reconstruction (no LRR group) and arthroscopic LRR (LRR group). Evaluation criteria were subjective IKDC score as the primary outcome and PT evaluated with a CT-scan. PT was evaluated with the quadriceps relaxed (PTQR) and contracted (PTQC).
Results
Of 43 patients included in the trial, 7 were lost of follow-up, 3 were not able to complete evaluation because of medical reasons, and 33 patients were evaluated with a minimum of 12 months and a median follow-up of 24 (12–60) months. The average subjective IKDC score was at 86 ± 20 (29–94) in the LRR group and 82 ± 15 (39–95) in the no LRR group (p = 0.45). The PTQR was at 22° ± 7° (13–37) in the LRR group and 21 ± 10 (4–37) in the no LRR group (n.s.). The PTQC was at 27° ± 9° (12–40) in the LRR group and 25 ± 12 (5–45) in the no LRR group (n.s.). No complications were noted in either group.
Conclusions
No significant differences were found in subjective IKDC score or patellar tilt based on the addition of an arthroscopic LRR to an MPFL reconstruction in patients with RPD not undergoing associated bony procedures. There is no indication to a systematic lateral retinacular release in association with MPFL reconstruction in the treatment of RPD.
Level of evidence
II.