Title of article
Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Lateral Femoral Trochlea Healing after Isolated Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction: A Case Report
Author/Authors
NC, Barbosa Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology - Hospital Pedro Hispano - Matosinhos - Portugal , L, Carvalho Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology - Hospital Pedro Hispano - Matosinhos - Portugal , LR, Fernandes Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology - Hospital Pedro Hispano - Matosinhos - Portugal , D, Castro Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology - Hospital Pedro Hispano - Matosinhos - Portugal , T, Lino Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology - Hospital Pedro Hispano - Matosinhos - Portugal
Pages
3
From page
35
To page
37
Abstract
We report on a 12 years old female patient who had been diagnosed with patellofemoral instability – recurrent dislocation and anterior knee pain. Radiologic evaluation further revealed osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the lateral femoral trochlea. She underwent surgical procedure
with isolated medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction,
no surgical procedure was done to the OCD lesion. Postoperatively, there was clinical improvement of
patellofemoral instability, with radiological evidence of healing of the OCD lesion. Isolated realignment procedures such as medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction may be associated with spontaneous healing of osteochondritis dissecans of the lateral femoral trochlea.
Keywords
osteochondritis dissecans , OCD , articular cartilage , patello femoral instability
Journal title
Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
Serial Year
2019
Record number
2604739
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