Open AccessSuccessful treatment of a habitual patellar dislocation after a total knee arthroplasty with a closing‐wedge distal femoral varus osteotomy and medial patello‐femoral ligament reconstruction
Author(s) -
Saito Hidetomo,
Saito Kimio,
Shimada Yoichi,
Yamamura Toshiaki,
Sato Takahiro,
Nozaka Koji,
Kijima Hiroaki,
Fujii Masashi,
Kawano Tetsuya,
Miyakoshi Naohisa
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of experimental orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 2197-1153
DOI - 10.1186/s40634-020-00281-3
Subject(s) - medicine , valgus , orthopedic surgery , patella , medial patellofemoral ligament , osteotomy , surgery , orthodontics , arthroplasty , total knee arthroplasty , ligament
A 68‐year‐old female suffering from habitual patellar dislocations following a mal‐positioned total knee arthroplasty (TKA) was successfully treated with a biplanar closed wedge distal femoral osteotomy (CWDFO) and medial patello‐femoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction. To the best of our knowledge, no such case has been previously described. Our experience with this case suggests that treatment for a patella dislocation following valgus mal‐positioning of TKA should be considered positively. Level of evidence V