Treatment of Primary Acute Patellar Dislocation: Systematic Review and Quantitative Synthesis of the Literature

Conclusions: Surgical treatment of primary acute patellar dislocation leads to significantly lower rate of redislocation and provides better short–medium clinical outcomes, whereas in the long-term follow-up, results of patients treated conservatively were as good as those of surgical patients. Further randomized controlled trials, describing anatomical abnormalities and soft-tissue integrity that may influence the choice of treatment, are needed. Level of Evidence: Systematic review, level IV.
Source: Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine - Category: Sports Medicine Tags: General Review Source Type: research