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ArticleOrthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany)2026

[Medial deepening hemi-trochleoplasty for the treatment of anterior knee pain in severe trochlear dysplasia].

Alexander Korthaus, Hauke Meyer, Karl-Heinz Frosch, Matthias Krause, Jannik Frings

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Article in Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Alexander KorthausKlinik und Poliklinik für Unfallchirurgie und Orthopädie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Deutschland.
Hauke MeyerKlinik für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 203562, Lübeck, Deutschland.
Karl-Heinz FroschKlinik und Poliklinik für Unfallchirurgie und Orthopädie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Deutschland.
Matthias KrauseKlinik und Poliklinik für Unfallchirurgie und Orthopädie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Deutschland.
Jannik FringsKlinik für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 203562, Lübeck, Deutschland. frings@arthroskopie-kniechirurgie.de.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present the case of a young patient with anterior knee pain based on severe, medial retropatellar chondropathy. After analysis, a medial trochlear dysplasia and medially positioned tibial tubercle were identified as the main risk factors. Regarding the patient's request for a joint-preserving procedure, medial deepening hemi-trochleoplasty in combination with lateralizing tubercle transfer was indicated in accordance with the "unloading" concept.

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ArthralgiaFemurKnee JointOsteotomyPatellofemoral Pain SyndromeHumansMaleTreatment OutcomeCartilageDysplasiaJoint preservationOsteotomyPatellofemoral joint

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