When and How I Add Trochleoplasty in the Treatment of Recurrent Patella Instability

Long experience and recent evidence suggest that trochleoplasty is needed in very few patella stabilization surgeries. As trochleoplasty adds risk, this author recommends it only in patients with high degrees of dysplasia, prominent supratrochlear spurs, ligamentous laxity, and more dramatic J signs.
Source: Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review - Category: Sports Medicine Tags: Commentary Source Type: research