Summary
A case is presented with several total dislocations of patella after an operative lateral retinacular release for chondromalacia patellae. The patient, a 27-year-old woman, had no history of preoperative luxations or subluxations. She had, however, a Q-angle of 20°—a fact that may have been significant in the pathogenesis.
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Es wird über einen Fall mit mehreren Patellaluxationen nach lateraler Kapsulotomie wegen Chondromalacia patellae berichtet. Die 27jährige Patientin hatte keine Luxationstendenz in der Vorgeschichte gehabt. Sie hatte aber einen Q-Winkel von 20° — ein Befund, der in der Pathogenese ausschlaggebend gewesen sein kann.
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Langeland, N. Recurrent dislocation of patella following lateral retinacular release. Arch. Orth. Traum. Surg. 102, 65–66 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00443043
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00443043