| Operative vs conservative treatment of traumatic patellar dislocation: results of a prospective randomized controlled clinical trial. | |
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PMID: 23138693 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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INTRODUCTION: Patellar dislocation is a common knee injury with mainly lateral dislocations, leading to ruptures of the medial patellofemoral ligament in most of the cases. Even though several prognostic factors for patellofemoral instability have been identified so far, the appropriate therapy for patients with patellar dislocation remains a controversial issue. The purpose of this study was to compare the outcome after conservative or operative treatment in patients after first-time patellar dislocation. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This randomized controlled clinical trial was designed multicentric including patients from six German orthopaedic and trauma departments. Twenty patients with a mean age of 24.6 years with first-time traumatic patella dislocation were included and randomized into either a conservative arm or an operative arm. Plain X-ray images of the knee joint (a.p. and lateral view and tangential view of both patellae) were performed in all cases prior to therapy to exclude osteochondral fragments requiring refixation. An MRI was recommended, but not compulsory. Patients were consulted after 6, 12, and 24 months with a questionnaire including the criteria of the Kujala score, recurrent dislocation, and satisfaction. RESULTS: The mean Kujala score of the conservative vs operative treatment group was 78.6 vs 80.3 after 6 months (p = 0.842), 79.9 vs 88.9 after 12 months (p = 0.165), and 81.3 vs 87.5 after 24 months (p = 0.339). Redislocation rate after 24 months was 37.5 % in the conservative group and 16.7 % in the operative group (p = 0.347). Due to the small number of patients that could be included, no significant difference between the groups could be detected. We see a tendency towards better results after operative treatment. CONCLUSION: Our multicentric prospective randomized controlled trial revealed no significant difference between conservative and operative treatment for patients after first-time traumatic patellar dislocation. However, a tendency towards a better Kujala score and lower redislocation rates for patients with operative treatment was observed. The small number of patients is a limiting factor of the study, leading to results without statistical significance. A meta-analysis including other study's level I data is desirable for the future. |
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M Petri; E Liodakis; M Hofmeister; F J Despang; M Maier; P Balcarek; C Voigt; C Haasper; J Zeichen; D Stengel; C Krettek; K H Frosch; H Lill; M Jagodzinski |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-11-9 |
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Title: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery Volume: - ISSN: 1434-3916 ISO Abbreviation: Arch Orthop Trauma Surg Publication Date: 2012 Nov |
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Created Date: 2012-11-9 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9011043 Medline TA: Arch Orthop Trauma Surg Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Trauma Department, Hannover Medical School (MHH), Carl-Neuberg-Straße 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany, petri.maximilian@mh-hannover.de. |
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