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Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 3/2018

01-03-2018 | Knee

Quality assessment of radiological measurements of trochlear dysplasia; a literature review

Authors: Mathias Paiva, Lars Blønd, Per Hölmich, Robert N. Steensen, Gerd Diederichs, Julian A. Feller, Kristoffer Weisskirchner Barfod

Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Issue 3/2018

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Abstract

Purpose

To make a systematic review with quality assessments of the known measurements used to describe trochlear dysplasia.

Methods

A systematic literature search was conducted in the databases PubMed and Embase using the search string “trochlea dysplasia OR trochlear dysplasia”. Papers were screened for their relevance based on predefined parameters, and all measurements showing a statistical association between trochlear dysplasia and patellar instability were presented. Four experts evaluated the quality of the measures using a purpose-made quality scale.

Results

The search generated 600 papers of which eight were chosen for review. Thirty-three unique measurements were identified and described in order of their date of publication. The lateral trochlea inclination was rated highest by the expert panel. The crossing sign, the trochlea bump, the TT–TG distance, the trochlea depth and the ventral trochlea prominence also had high ratings.

Conclusion

Thirty-three unique measurements were identified with the lateral trochlea inclination as the highest rated measurement by the expert panel, and it is recommended for use in assessment of trochlear dysplasia. The crossing sign, the trochlea bump, the TT–TG, the trochlea depth and the ventral trochlea prominence were also rated well and can be recommended for use.

Level of evidence

V.
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Metadata
Title
Quality assessment of radiological measurements of trochlear dysplasia; a literature review
Authors
Mathias Paiva
Lars Blønd
Per Hölmich
Robert N. Steensen
Gerd Diederichs
Julian A. Feller
Kristoffer Weisskirchner Barfod
Publication date
01-03-2018
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Issue 3/2018
Print ISSN: 0942-2056
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7347
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-017-4520-z

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