Knee Pain Chronic
Conditions
Keywords
Lateral patellar compression syndrome, Arthroscopic lateral release, Lysholm score
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.
Interventions
PROCEDURELateral patellar release
Arthroscopic lateral patellar reticular release
Sponsors
Hawler Medical University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
19 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
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).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lysholm Knee Score | 12 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 |
Outcome results
None listed