Conservative versus tailored surgical treatment in patients with first time lateral patella dislocation: a randomized-controlled trial.

Background: Patellar instability has a high incidence and occurs particularly in young and female patients. If the patella dislocates for the first time, treatment is usually conservative. However, this cautious approach carries the risk of recurrence and of secondary pathologies such as osteochondral fractures.

Operative Treatment Options for Patellofemoral Arthritis: An Expert Recommendation of the AGA Patellofemoral Committee.

Background: The operative therapy of patellofemoral arthritis requires an individual approach depending on the underlying injury. However, the literature lacks recommendations for its course of action.

Purpose: To generate an expert recommendation of therapy for different patellofemoral abnormalities in patients suffering from isolated patellofemoral arthritis.

[Relevance of meniscus loss for the progression of osteoarthritis and treatment options for early arthritis].

Meniscal tears are still one of the most frequent lesions in the knee joint. The relevance of meniscus loss for the development of osteoarthritis is undisputed. Meniscus repair, replacement and transplantation play an important role in the treatment of early arthritis, especially when they are a part of a master plan including alignment correction, stabilization and cartilage surgery, if needed.

Conservative Versus Surgical Treatment for Primary Patellar Dislocation.

Background: Primary patellar dislocation is often the initial manifestation of patellofemoral instability. Its long-term consequences can include recurrent dislocation and permanent dysfunction of the knee joint. There is no consensus on the optimal treatment of primary patellar dislocation in the relevant literature.

Prevailing disagreement in the treatment of complex patellar instability cases: an online expert survey of the AGA Knee-Patellofemoral Committee.

Purpose: To evaluate the current state of knowledge and potential controversies in the treatment of patellofemoral instability among orthopaedic/trauma surgeons in the German-speaking countries.

Methods: An online survey consisting of 32 questions and three fictitious cases was sent to members of the AGA-Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery. Surgeons were defined by our senior authors as high-volume or low-volume surgeons, depending on the number of their cases.