Traumatic Patellar Dislocation: Traumatic Patellar Dislocation and Clinical Significance of Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Injury - Softcover

Sillanpaa, Petri

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3838300998 ISBN 13: 9783838300993

Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

Traumatic patellar dislocations are considered to be a consequence of active lifestyle and defined as acute ligamentous knee injury. The management of a primary traumatic patellar dislocation has been controversial. The medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) has been recognized as the primary medial stabilizer of the patella. This thesis book investigates the incidence, risk factors initial management of primary traumatic patellar dislocation, the long-term results of MPFL reconstruction and the clinical significance of the MPFL injury in primary traumatic patellar dislocation. The results of the studies of this thesis disclosed that primary traumatic patellar dislocation is a common knee injury. To explore the clinical significance of the MPFL injury location, the magnetic resonance imaging evaluation proved that a femoral avulsion of the MPFL predicted subsequent instability and lower return to preinjury level of activity than other MPFL injury locations.

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About the Author

Petri Sillanpaa is an orthopaedic consultant from Finland. His special research interest is patellofemoral instability. His five origical clinical studies are summarized in this doctoral thesis book. Each of these studies held a fresh view of the topic concerned, and was published by the best orthopaedic journals in the world.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3838300998
• ISBN 13: 9783838300993
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 120