To Compare the Clinical Efficacy of Arthroscopic Lateral Retinacular Release and Exercise Therapy in the Treatment of Lateral Patellar Crush Syndrome

Lateral patellar over-compression syndrome is a musculoskeletal disease characterized by increased pressure on the lateral patellofemoral joint, which is caused by long-term tilting of the patella, adaptive contraction of the lateral retinaculum and long-term stress imbalance of the medial and lateral articular surfaces. The main clinical manifestations are patellofemoral joint pain, abnormal patellar trajectory and articular cartilage injury. At present, the prevalence of anterior knee pain is as high as 8. 5% ~ 17. 0%, and female is higher than male. LPCS has become one of the main causes of anterior knee pain . There are many methods for the treatment of LPCS, some of which are still controversial. At present, the gold standard for the treatment of LPCS has not been determined.

In the clinical practice of the Institute of Sports Medicine and the previous scientific research of our group, we found that a considerable number of patients, after arthroscopic patella molding, lateral retinaculum release and joint cleaning, their pain was obviously relieved, the patella trajectory almost returned to normal, and the knee joint symptoms were well improved and returned to normal life.

Both arthroscopic surgery and conservative rehabilitation can be used to treat LPCS, but it has not been proved that the functional improvement and symptom improvement rate of the two treatment methods are better in the medium and long term follow-up. Based on the above background, this study will conduct a prospective cohort study, and plan to recruit 100 patients and divide them into two groups, namely the arthroscopic group and the conservative treatment group, for a 2-year follow-up. The patients' subjective scores of 5 scales and 3 objective indicators were used to evaluate the recovery of knee function after different treatment methods, and to further clarify the medium and long-term therapeutic effects of different treatment methods on patients with LPCS, in order to provide guidance and reference for the clinical treatment of LPCS.