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ReviewRevista brasileira de ortopedia

Lateral patellar retinacular release: changes over the last ten years.

Leonardo Pini Rosalem Marciano da Fonseca, Ednei Haruo Kawatake, Alberto de Castro Pochini

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Review in Revista brasileira de ortopedia. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Surgical management for recurrent patellar dislocations in skeletally immature patients.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2019
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  16. A Scientometric Analysis of Studies on Patellar Dislocation.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2022
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  18. A Review of the Lateral Patellofemoral Joint: Anatomy, Biomechanics, and Surgical Procedures.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2022
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  20. Update on Patellar Instability.Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Leonardo Pini Rosalem Marciano da FonsecaHospital Novo Atibaia, Atibaia, SP, Brazil.
Ednei Haruo KawatakeHospital Novo Atibaia, Atibaia, SP, Brazil.
Alberto de Castro PochiniUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Departamento de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Universidade Federal de São Paulo · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lateral retinacular release is a useful resource in knee surgery that can be used for disorders of the extensor mechanism. For many years, it was indiscriminately used in the treatment of the various patellofemoral joint alterations, with conflicting functional results. This study aimed to analyze the changes that have occurred in the indications and clinical effectiveness of lateral retinacular release by reviewing the relevant literature of the past ten years, comparing it to the classic literature on the subject. It was found that less extensive releases decompress the lateral patellar facet, helping with pain control, while decreasing the risks of medial subluxation. Nowadays, there is clear evidence for its indication in the lateral patellar hypercompression syndrome associated with anterior knee pain, as long as there is no related instability; furthermore, it will normally play an adjuvant role in extensor mechanism alignment surgeries for cases of recurrent patellar instability. The initial results for symptomatic patellofemoral osteoarthritis are promising when lateral release is combined with cartilage debridement; in total knee replacement, it is more commonly used for the correction of valgus deformity in order to improve the components' congruency. Finally, distinguishing the different patellofemoral joint pathologies is seen as crucial in order to indicate this procedure. Further randomized control trials that compare surgical techniques with long-term results are still needed.

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Joint instabilityKnee arthroplastyKnee osteoarthritisPatellofemoral jointPatellofemoral pain syndrome

Identifiers

PMID28884103
PMCPMC5582814
OpenAlexW2625032635

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