Putting it all Together

Management of the patient with multiple risk factors for recurrent patellar instability is complex. Surgeons must possess familiarity with the anatomic risk factors that are associated with first time and recurrent instability events and weigh them in the patient ’s individualized surgical “menu” options for surgical patellar stabilization. Addressing individual risk factors, pairing imaging findings with physical examination, and thoughts on prioritizing risk factors to determine which should be prioritized for surgical correction are discussed.

Source: Clinics in Sports Medicine - November 13, 2021 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Michaela I. McCarthy, Betina B. Hinckel, Elizabeth A. Arendt, Caitlin C. Chambers Source Type: research