Isolated Arthroscopic Lateral Retinacular Release for Lateral Patellar Compression Syndrome
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Eligibility Criteria
2.3. Surgical Technique
2.4. Outcomes of Interest
3. Results
3.1. Search Results
3.2. Patient Demographics
3.3. Clinical Assessment
3.4. Complications
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Eligibility Criteria |
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Inclusion Criteria |
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Exclusion Criteria |
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Endpoint | Value |
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Procedures (n) | 31 |
Age (mean) | 34.2 ± 13.1 |
Sex (female) | 55% (17 of 31) |
Side (right) | 58% (18 of 31) |
Hospitalization length (days) | 3.5 ± 1.4 |
Length of follow up (months) | 86.0 ± 22.8 |
Scores | Value |
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Numeric Rating System | 1.2 ± 0.8 |
Kujala Anterior Knee Pain Scale | 91.3 ± 11.3 |
Lysholm Knee Scoring Scale | 93.1 ± 15.0 |
Tegner Activity Scale | 5.0 ± 1.8 |
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Migliorini, F.; Lüring, C.; Eschweiler, J.; Baroncini, A.; Driessen, A.; Spiezia, F.; Tingart, M.; Maffulli, N. Isolated Arthroscopic Lateral Retinacular Release for Lateral Patellar Compression Syndrome. Life 2021, 11, 295. https://doi.org/10.3390/life11040295
Migliorini F, Lüring C, Eschweiler J, Baroncini A, Driessen A, Spiezia F, Tingart M, Maffulli N. Isolated Arthroscopic Lateral Retinacular Release for Lateral Patellar Compression Syndrome. Life. 2021; 11(4):295. https://doi.org/10.3390/life11040295
Chicago/Turabian StyleMigliorini, Filippo, Christian Lüring, Jörg Eschweiler, Alice Baroncini, Arne Driessen, Filippo Spiezia, Markus Tingart, and Nicola Maffulli. 2021. "Isolated Arthroscopic Lateral Retinacular Release for Lateral Patellar Compression Syndrome" Life 11, no. 4: 295. https://doi.org/10.3390/life11040295