ReviewKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2022
Good patient satisfaction with low complications rate after trochleoplasty in patellofemoral instability.
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- Open and arthroscopic deepening trochleoplasty improves post-operative outcomes: A systematic review of the literature reveals lack of comparability between techniques.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Pooled it
- The Clinical Effect of Trochlear Dysplasia on Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction: Supratrochlear Spur and Lateral Inclination.Clinics in orthopedic surgery · 2026Article
- Trochleoplasty for patellofemoral instability: current concepts.Spartan medical research journal · 2026Article
- 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
- Long-Term Clinical Impact of Radiographic Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis After Sulcus-Deepening Trochleoplasty: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Arthroscopic Management of Patellar Instability in Skeletally Immature Patients: Current Concepts and Future Directions.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Evaluation of Patellar Dysplasia and Postoperative Pain After Mini-Open, Thin-Flap Trochleoplasty: A Retrospective Analysis of 75 Consecutive Cases.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Derotational distal femur osteotomy combined with medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction yields satisfactory results in recurrent patellar dislocation with excessive femoral anteversion angle and trochlear dysplasia.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Functional outcomes after Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction show inverted J-shaped relation with Body Mass Index.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Patellar Tracking: An Old Problem with New Insights.Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc · 2023Article
- Grooveplasty Compared With Trochleoplasty for the Treatment of Trochlear Dysplasia in the Setting of Patellar Instability.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Deepening trochleoplasty may dramatically increase retropatellar contact pressures- a pilot study establishing a finite element model.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2022Article
- Mini-Open Lateral Approach Trochleoplasty for Patellar Dislocation.Video journal of sports medicineArticle
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Abstract
purposeTrochlear dysplasia has been recognized as the most common factor in patients with patellofemoral dislocation. Trochleoplasty is a surgical procedure whose primary goal is to modify the femoral trochlea's abnormal shape in patients suffering from patellar instability, requiring good surgical skills, correct indication, and accurate patient information.
methodsThe review aims to describe preoperative planning, patient selection, most common surgical techniques, and clinical results of trochleoplasty in patellar instability in a reproducible manner.
resultsTrochleoplasty can be considered a general term to describe a group of different procedures that reduce trochlear dysplasia's impact on patellar instability, aiming to restore patella-trochlear congruency, remove the supratrochlear bump, allowed a new groove positioning and are generally associated with other procedures. Recent studies showed satisfactory long-term results with the restoration of patellar stability, improving radiological findings of patellofemoral instability.
conclusionTrochleoplasty is a technically demanding technique, requiring careful patient selection, detailed knowledge, and surgical skills to avoid severe complications. Good patient satisfaction with a low risk of significant complications such as patellofemoral arthritis has been revealed. In conclusion, trochleoplasty should be systematically included in the treatment of patellar dislocation, if indicated. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: V.
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