ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2021
Outcomes After Deepening Trochleoplasty and Concomitant Realignment in Patients With Severe Trochlear Dysplasia With Chronic Patellofemoral Pain: Results at 2-Year Follow-up.
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- Very low dislocation rate and good clinical outcome after Bereiter trochleoplasty and additional procedures following the Copenhagen patella-femoral instability algorithm: One- and two-years outcomes from a consecutive cohort of 368 cases.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Article
- Influence of Sulcus-Deepening Trochleoplasty on Patellofemoral Cartilage Integrity in Patients With Severe Trochlear Dysplasia at Short-term to Midterm Follow-up: A Case-Control Study.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Lateral trochlear inclination measured by the transepicondylar axis holds potential for evaluating trochlear dysplasia in patients with lateral patellar dislocation.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- The Femoral Sulcus Deepening Trochleoplasty of Lyon.Arthroscopy techniques · 2023Article
- Combined distal femoral osteotomy and tibial tuberosity distalization is effective in patients presenting with patellar instability and patellofemoral pain due to patella alta and femoral malalignment.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Article
- Trochlear Shape and Patient-Reported Outcomes After Arthroscopic Deepening Trochleoplasty and Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction: A Retrospective Cohort Study Including MRI Assessments of the Trochlear Groove.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
- Grooveplasty Compared With Trochleoplasty for the Treatment of Trochlear Dysplasia in the Setting of Patellar Instability.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Good patient satisfaction with low complications rate after trochleoplasty in patellofemoral instability.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Review
- Revision surgery for failed medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction results in better disease-specific outcome scores when performed for recurrent instability than for patellofemoral pain or limited range of motion.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Article
- Mini-Open Lateral Approach Trochleoplasty for Patellar Dislocation.Video journal of sports medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundAbnormal patellofemoral joint stress appears to have major relevance in a subgroup of patients with patellofemoral pain (PFP). PURPOSE: To evaluate whether patients with chronic PFP and trochlear dysplasia-induced patellofemoral joint malalignment benefit from a deepening trochleoplasty procedure with the aim of improving patellotrochlear congruence. STUDY
designCase series; Level of evidence, 4.
methodsIncluded were 15 patients (male/female, 1/14; mean age, 30.3 years [range, 19-51 years]) with 8.8 years (range, 1-20 years) of chronic PFP and severe trochlear dysplasia. All patients underwent correction of patellotrochlear malalignment with deepening trochleoplasty and concomitant realignment procedures. The Kujala score and a numerical analog scale (0-10) for intensity of pain were used to assess symptoms preoperatively and at 12 and 24 months postoperatively. Pre- and postoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans from the patients were compared with the MRI scans of age- and sex-matched controls regarding the patellotrochlear contact area and contact ratio, patellar tilt, patellotrochlear index, and lateral trochlear inclination (LTI) angle.
resultsThe Kujala score increased from a mean of 55 (range, 15-81) preoperatively to 82.5 (range, 53-98) after 12 months (95% CI, -42.56 to -12.37;
conclusionIn a subgroup of patients with chronic PFP due to severe trochlear dysplasia, deepening trochleoplasty and concomitant realignment procedures significantly reduced pain and improved knee joint function while normalizing patellotrochlear congruence.
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