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Surgical reconstruction of anterior attachments successfully reduced congenital, irreducible lateral patellar dislocation in 6 cases, yielding satisfactory 2-year follow-up results.
A newly-devised surgical reconstruction for congenital irreducible lateral patellar dislocation yielded satisfactory results at 2 years in a small case series.
May warrant consideration in rare congenital patellar dislocation; leaves open need for larger prospective validation.
This is a report of 6 cases (one bilateral) of congenital irreducible, permanent lateral dislocation of the patella, ages 5 to 14; 2 patients were normal and 4 were mongoloid. The dislocation was reduced by means of a newly-devised surgical reconstruction of anterior attachments of nearly all of the para-articular bone and ligamentous structures. The 2-year follow-up results are satisfactory.
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Stanisavljević et al. (1976) studied this question. Surgical reconstruction of anterior attachments successfully reduced congenital, irreducible lateral patellar dislocation in 6 cases, yielding satisfactory 2-year follow-up results.
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