ArticleArthroscopy techniques2023
Lateral Retinacular Release for Treatment of Excessive Lateral Pressure Syndrome: The Capsule-Uncut Immaculate (CUI) Technique.
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- Surgical management of first-time patellar dislocations in paediatric patients may lower rates of redislocation compared to conservative management: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025Pooled it
- To compare the clinical outcomes of intra-capsular vs. extra-capsular lateral retinacular release in the treatment of excessive lateral pressure syndrome of patella using two novel surgical techniques: A retrospective comparative study.Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi · 2026Article
- One-year recovery after lateral retinaculum release combined with chondroplasty in patients with lateral patellar compression syndrome.Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi · 2025Article
- Lateral patellar tilting can also result in cartilage lesions of tibial plateau - the characteristic features of excessive lateral pressure syndrome: a retrospective study of 141 cases.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Outcomes following surgical management of patellar instability in hypermobile patients are favourable compared to non-operative management in non-hypermobile patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Review
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Abstract
Lateral retinacular release of the patella is the main surgical treatment for excessive lateral pressure syndrome. It was first described by Merchant and Mercer in 1974. The main complications of arthroscopic lateral retinacular release are hemarthrosis and medial patellar instability. The main causes of these complications are the disturbance of the synovial membrane of the joint capsule and excessive release of the lateral retinaculum. In this article, we introduce a method for arthroscopic lateral retinacular release that maintains the overall structure of the joint capsule: capsule-uncut immaculate (CUI) lateral retinacular release.
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