Trial reportBMJ open2023
Patients' experiences of living with patellar instability before and after surgery: a qualitative interview study.
Trial report in BMJ open, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05119088 (Development of a Test Battery for Measurement of Knee Function in Patients With Patellar Instability), which is not on this map. Cited by 13 papers.
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Development of a Test Battery for Measurement of Knee Function in Patients With Patellar Instability
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction vs Nonoperative Treatment for Recurrent Lateral Patellar Dislocation: Three-Year Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial.The American journal of sports medicine · 2026Trial
- From Fear to Function: How Physiotherapists Navigate Psychological Challenges in Patients Undergoing Rehabilitation After ACL Reconstruction.Sports health · 2026Article
- Government Insurance and Higher Area Deprivation Index Associated With Increased Time to Care in Patients With Traumatic Patellar Instability.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2026Article
- Preoperative kinesophobia affects self-perceived knee function and quality of life after patellar stabilising surgery.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Incidence and treatment strategy for patellar instability in Norway.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Patellar instability: current approach.EFORT open reviews · 2025Article
- Care for Pediatric Patellofemoral Instability Prior to Orthopaedic Referral.Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America · 2025Article
- Management of first-time patellar dislocation: The ESSKA 2024 formal consensus-Part 1.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025Article
- The ability of the Knee Osteoarthritis Outcome Score to detect changes over time is limited in patients with patellar instability due to substantial ceiling effect.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Patellar Instability Events Requiring Emergency Department Management - A 20-year Analysis.Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America · 2025Article
- Variable Guidelines for Pediatric Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction Rehabilitation Exists Across PRiSM Member Organizations.HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery · 2024Review
- Rehabilitation after surgery for patellar instability.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2024Article
- The Tibial Tuberosity-Trochlear Groove Distance Can either Increase or Decrease during Adolescent Growth.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesTo explore the experience of living with patellar instability before and after surgery.
designQualitative individual semistructured interviews of patients with patellar instability using a four-step thematic cross-case analysis strategy (systematic text condensation).
settingTwo orthopaedic units within two large Hospitals in Norway.
participantsA convenience sample of 15 participants, aged between 16 and 32 years, who had undergone surgery for patellar instability within the last 6-12 months.
resultsParticipants offered rich and detailed descriptions of the impact and lived experience of patellar instability, including fear of new dislocations, increased awareness of the knee and adaptations to avoidance behaviour in everyday life both before and after surgery. The four major themes that emerged from the data were: (1) fear of patella dislocations governs everyday life activities, (2) adaptation to avoidance behaviour, (3) feeling different, misunderstood and stigmatised affects self-esteem and (4) feeling stronger, but still not fully confident in the knee after surgery.
conclusionsThese findings offer insight into the experience of living with patellar instability. Patients reported that the instability had major impacts on their everyday life, affecting ability to participate in social life and physical activities both before and after surgery. This may imply that an increased attention towards cognitive interventions may be useful in the management of patellar instability. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT05119088.
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