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Clinical Outcome of Arthroscopic Lateral Release for Lateral Patellar Compression Syndrome

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Knee Pain Chronic
Interventions
Procedure: Lateral patellar release
Registration Number
NCT04313556
Lead Sponsor
Hawler Medical University
Brief Summary

We performed a prospective case series study of 48 patients who suffered Lateral patellar compression syndrome who were diagnosed by clinical examination and confirmed by M.R.I. and failed conservative management and underwent isolated arthroscopic lateral patellar retinaculum release in Erbil Teaching Hospital, PAR Private Hospital and Hawler Private Hospital between December 2016 and August 2019.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
48
Inclusion Criteria
  • Lateral patellar compression syndrome proved by clinical,MRI and Arthroscopic examination
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Dislocated or history of dislocation.
  2. Patellar instability.
  3. Bony abnormality (trochlear groove hypoplasia or flat).
  4. Osteoarthritis of the knee 3rd and 4th grades.
  5. Infected knee.
  6. Varus and valgus knee.
  7. Rotational deformity of the lower extremity.
  8. Miserable malalignment triad.
  9. Anterior cruciate ligament, posterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament rupture.
  10. History of fracture around knee.
  11. Focal Osteoarthritis of the lateral facet joint.
  12. Chondral lesion (Outerbridge 3 and 4).

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Lateral patellar releaseLateral patellar releaseArthroscopic lateral patellar retinacular release
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Lysholm Knee Score12 months

Eight sections are assessed to produce an overall score on a scale of 0 to 100. Then an assignment is given as "excellent" for 95 to 100 points; "good" for 85 to 94 points, "fair" for 65 to 84 points, or "poor" for less than 65 points

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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