Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2022 May 26. Epub 2022 May 26.
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University Medical Centre, 1200 Main St West, Hamilton, ON, 4E14L8N 3Z5, Canada.
Purpose: To determine the effect of early MPFL reconstruction versus rehabilitation on the rate of recurrent patellar dislocations and functional outcomes in skeletally mature patients with traumatic, first-time patellar dislocation.
Methods: Three online databases MEDLINE, PubMed and EMBASE were searched from database inception (1946, 1966, and 1974, respectively) to August 20th, 2021 for literature addressing the management of patients sustaining acute first-time patellar dislocations. Data on redislocation rates, functional outcomes using the Kujala score, and complication rates were recorded. Read More