Abstract

Purpose: Acute patellar dislocation is the most common traumatic injury about the knee in younger active patients and challenging to treat. Recurrence rates are high and carry a substantial risk of irreparable cartilage damage and future patellofemoral arthritis. The goals of this study were to describe factors associated with ipsilateral recurrent patellar instability in adolescent patients after first-time patellar dislocation. Methods: The study included a cohort of 110 adolescent patients, 122 knees, who experienced a first-time patellar dislocation between 2007 and 2016. Information related to …

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