Combined medial and lateral patellar retinaculum plasty for skeletally immature patients with patellar dislocation and low-grade trochlear dysplasia.

BACKGROUND

To evaluate the clinical outcomes of combined medial and lateral patellar retinaculum plasty for skeletally immature patients with patellar dislocation and low-grade trochlear dysplasia.

METHODS

From December 2014 to December 2016, we reviewed 19 skeletally immature patients who underwent medial and lateral patellar retinaculum plasty at our institution. Clinical evaluations were performed pre- and postoperatively, and included determination of the number of patellar re-dislocation patients, the Kujala and Tegner scores, the patellar tilt angle, lateral patellar shift, and congruence angle. The radiographic evaluation parameters were measured on computed tomography scans.

RESULTS

No dislocation or subluxation occurred during the mean follow-up of 35.42 months (24-48 months). Postoperatively, the Kujala score improved from 57.6 ± 4.2 to 86.9 ± 8.1 (P < 0.05), and the Tegner activity score improved from 2.6 ± 1.0 to 5.0 ± 1.3 (P < 0.05). Radiographically, the patellar tilt angle decreased from 32.7 ± 5.9° to 13.4 ± 4.28° (P < 0.05), the lateral patellar shift decreased from 15.9 ± 1.1 mm to 8.4 ± 0.6 mm (P < 0.05), and the congruence angle decreased from 29.9 ± 15.3° to -9.6 ± 15.5° (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONS

Medial and lateral patellar retinaculum plasty is a promising procedure that has the advantage of being a simple operation that induces little trauma. It is a good treatment option for skeletally immature patients with patellar dislocation who have low-grade trochlear dysplasia.