Trochlear Dysplasia as Shown by Increased Sulcus Angle Is Associated With Osteochondral Damage in Patients With Patellar Instability
Fones L, Jimenez AE, Cheng C, Chevalier N, Brimacombe MB, Cohen A, Pace JL. Trochlear Dysplasia as Shown by Increased Sulcus Angle Is Associated With Osteochondral Damage in Patients With Patellar Instability. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2021, 37: 3469-3476. PMID: 33964393, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2021.04.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCohort of patientsBody mass indexPatellar instabilityTrochlear dysplasiaTrochlear groove distanceSulcus angleOsteochondral damageSymptom durationMass indexTibial tubercleRisk factorsOsteochondral injurySignificant associationGroove distanceAcute osteochondral fracturesHigher sulcus angleTertiary referral centerPatient demographic characteristicsRetrospective chart reviewAnatomic risk factorsDemographic characteristicsCaton-Deschamps ratioImportant risk factorFrequency of dislocationRetrospective prognostic study