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ArticleSports health2015

Evaluation and management of patellar instability in pediatric and adolescent athletes.

Sariah Khormaee, Dennis E Kramer, Yi-Meng Yen, Benton E Heyworth

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Article in Sports health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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36 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. Risk factors and treatment rationale for patellofemoral instability in the pediatric population.Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America · 2024
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  20. Non-operative Management of Acute Knee Injuries.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sariah KhormaeeHarvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Program, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Dennis E KramerDivision of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Yi-Meng YenDivision of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Benton E HeyworthDivision of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Harvard University · USBoston Children's Hospital · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextThe rising popularity and intensity of youth sports has increased the incidence of patellar dislocation. These sports-related injuries may be associated with significant morbidity in the pediatric population. Treatment requires understanding and attention to the unique challenges in the skeletally immature patient. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: PubMed searches spanning 1970-2013. STUDY

designClinical review. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level 5.

resultsAlthough nonoperative approaches are most often suitable for first-time patellar dislocations, surgical treatment is recommended for acute fixation of displaced osteochondral fractures sustained during primary instability and for patellar realignment in the setting of recurrent instability. While a variety of procedures can prevent recurrence, the risk of complications is not minimal.

conclusionPatellar stabilization and realignment procedures in skeletally immature patients with recurrent patellar dislocation can effectively treat patellar instability without untoward effects on growth if careful surgical planning incorporates protection of growth parameters in the skeletally immature athlete.

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adolescentpatellar dislocationpatellar instabilitypediatric

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PMID25984256
PMCPMC4332641
OpenAlexW2050766756

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