1. Superior dislocation of the patella: a case report
- Author
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Xavier Cuscó, Jose R Cugat, Oscar Ares, Ramón Cugat, Montserrat García-Balletbó, and Roberto Seijas
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musculoskeletal diseases ,medicine.medical_specialty ,lcsh:Diseases of the musculoskeletal system ,biology ,business.industry ,Open surgery ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Case Report ,Osteotomy ,biology.organism_classification ,musculoskeletal system ,Superior dislocation ,Surgery ,Valgus ,lcsh:RD701-811 ,Degenerative arthritis ,lcsh:Orthopedic surgery ,Orthopedic surgery ,medicine ,Patella ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,lcsh:RC925-935 ,business ,human activities - Abstract
Background Superior dislocation of the patella is an uncommon condition that mainly occurs in knees with a high patella and medial femorotibial degenerative arthritis. There are no previous reports of this condition occurring in association with tibial valgus osteotomy. Case report: We report the case of a patient in whom vertical dislocation recurred twice at 4 months after tibial valgus osteotomy. To avert additional recurrence or new dislocations, the patient was treated surgically to remove the existing osteophytes. Conclusions: An arthroscopic approach was decided because of the lower associated morbidity and good results with this technique compared to open surgery.
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- 2009