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European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology

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Outcomes following trochleoplasty for patellar instability with trochlear dysplasia: a systematic review

Authors: Toby O Smith, Davies Leigh

Published in: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology | Issue 6/2008

Abstract

Trochleoplasty is a procedure to deepen the trochlear groove in patients with trochlear dysplasia. This systematic review evaluates the clinical and radiological outcomes following trochleoplasty for patellar instability due to trochlear dysplasia. An electronic literature search was performed using the AMED, British Nursing Index, CINAHL, Cochrane, EMBASE, ovid Medline, physiotherapy evidence database (PEDro), PsycINFO, Pubmed and Zetoc databases from their inception to August 2007. All English language, human subject clinical studies, detailing the clinical and/or radiological outcomes of patellar instability patients following a trochleoplasty were included. Six papers were reviewed. Two independent reviewers appraised each paper using the CASP tool. Trochleoplasty was shown to be a safe and effective procedure to correct patellar instability in trochlear dysplasia patients. However, the evidence-base currently has a number of methodological limitations. Accordingly this review’s findings should be viewed with caution. Recommendations for further study are made to develop the evidence-base.

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Title: Outcomes following trochleoplasty for patellar instability with trochlear dysplasia: a systematic review
Authors: Toby O Smith
Davies Leigh
Publication date: 01-08-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology / Issue 6/2008
Print ISSN: 1633-8065
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1068
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-008-0326-5

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