Treatment of habitual dislocation of patella in an adult arthritic knee

We present a case of neglected iatrogenic habitual patellar dislocation with osteoarthritis in a 50-year-old woman. Two-staged procedure was planned, first with patellar realignment and later with definitive total knee arthroplasty. Quadricepsplasty, medial patello-femoral ligament reconstruction, lateral release and tibial tuberosity transfer was done as primary procedure and total knee arthroplasty, which was planned as secondary procedure, was deferred as the patient improved functionally.
Source: Table of Contents : Indian Journal of Orthopaedics : 2007 - 41(1) - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research