Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Oct 2022
Randomized Controlled TrialOpen versus arthroscopic release for lateral patellar compression syndrome: a randomized-controlled trial.
Lateral patellar compression syndrome is one of the causes of anterior knee pain in young adults and resulted from tight lateral patellar retinaculum. The aim of our study is to compare between open and arthroscopic release of lateral patellar compression syndrome in relation of functional outcome, time of surgical procedure, length of hospital stays, intraoperative and postoperative complications as bleeding, infection, recurrence, and patellar instability with 2 years of follow-up. ⋯ Both open and arthroscopic lateral release for patients with isolated lateral patellar compression syndrome can be effective surgical procedures, but arthroscopic release can achieve better functional outcome.