Published results showed medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction combined with thin flap trochleoplasty may yield low rates of redislocation and reoperation for patients with high-grade trochlear dysplasia and recurrent instability.
“The correction of trochlear dysplasia with trochleoplasty is indicated in patients with recurrent [lateral patellar instability (LPI)] and high-grade trochlear dysplasia with a trochlear bump and a significant J-sign,” Laurie A. Hiemstra, MD, PhD, and colleagues from the Banff Sport Medicine Foundation wrote in the study.
They added, “Despite