2024
The Morphologic Patella Entry Point Into The Proximal Trochlea Is More Lateral in Recurrent Dislocators Than Controls as Measured by Entry Point-Trochlear Groove Angle
Beitler B, Sieberer J, Islam W, McDonald C, Yu K, Tommasini S, Fulkerson J. The Morphologic Patella Entry Point Into The Proximal Trochlea Is More Lateral in Recurrent Dislocators Than Controls as Measured by Entry Point-Trochlear Groove Angle. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2024 PMID: 38697328, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2024.04.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecurrent patella instabilityPatella instabilityLevel III-case-control studyRecurrent dislocationRecurrent dislocation groupMann-Whitney U testCase-control studyRecurrent patella dislocationIntraclass correlation coefficientDistal femurCT scanOptimal treatmentProximal trochleaPatellar dislocationU testControlled studiesInclusion criteriaPatella dislocationSenior authorRight kneeKnee pathologyControl groupSimpleware ScanIPBayesian mixed effects modelsAP images
2020
Current Concepts Regarding Patellofemoral Trochlear Dysplasia
Levy BJ, Tanaka MJ, Fulkerson JP. Current Concepts Regarding Patellofemoral Trochlear Dysplasia. The American Journal Of Sports Medicine 2020, 49: 1642-1650. PMID: 33021814, DOI: 10.1177/0363546520958423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent patellar instabilityTrochlear dysplasiaPatellar instabilityPatellofemoral jointMedial quadriceps tendon-femoral ligamentMajority of patientsTibial tubercle transferMajority of casesArticular cartilageSurgical stabilizationMedial patellofemoralOptimal treatmentTubercle transferDysplasiaPatientsComplex structural anomaliesPatellofemoral trackingSurgical planningTrochleoplastyStructural anomaliesSpecific deficitsCartilagePatellofemoralMajority