Peter Balcarek, Lars Blønd, Philippe Beaufils, Marie Askenberger, Joanna M Stephen, Ramazan Akmeşe, Rene El Attal, Vasileios Chouliaras, Paolo Ferrua, Joan Minguell Monart, Geert Pagenstert, Petri Sillanpää, Manuel Vieira Da Silva, Florian Dirisamer, Jacek Walawski
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Abstract
Purpose: To provide recommendations for the treatment of patients with first-time patellar dislocation (FTPD). Part 2 focused on nonoperative treatment, bracing, rehabilitation, indications for surgery and surgical strategies.
Methods: The consensus was performed according to the European Society for Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy consensus methodology.
Results: The consensus comprised 32 questions and statements, 19 of which will be presented in this part. Eight statements achieved strong agreement (median 9; range 7-9), and 11 statements achieved relative agreement (median 9; range 5-9). None were Grade A, 2 were Grade B, 11 were Grade C and 5 were Grade D. In summary, treatment decisions for FTPD should prioritize individualized care, balancing patient-specific risks and demands. Surgical options are increasingly considered for skeletally immature patients and those with increased recurrence risk. Medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction is the preferred surgical technique for addressing medial soft tissue stabilizers, offering better outcomes than repair methods. Combining MPFL reconstruction with corrections of relevant bony risk factors might further reduce the risk of recurrence and revision surgery, although specific thresholds for intervention remain debated. Physical therapy is recommended as an essential complement to both operative and nonoperative treatments, but bracing offers no clear long-term benefit. Chondral or osteochondral lesions should be repaired when the defect is at least 1 cm² in the patellofemoral joint contact area. Fragment refixation or other cartilage restoration techniques are preferred, and delayed repair is favoured over fragment removal when immediate surgery is not needed.
Conclusion: The consensus consists of recommendations for evaluation and treatment strategies for managing FTPD. High levels of agreement were reached by experts throughout Europe. In areas without clear scientific evidence, this consensus aimed at providing recommendations and guidance on the basis of expert opinion and pointed out areas where further studies are necessary.
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Few other areas of orthopedic surgery and traumatology have undergone such a dramatic evolution in the last 10 years as knee surgery, arthroscopy and sports traumatology. Ranked among the top 33% of journals in both Orthopedics and Sports Sciences, the goal of this European journal is to publish papers about innovative knee surgery, sports trauma surgery and arthroscopy. Each issue features a series of peer-reviewed articles that deal with diagnosis and management and with basic research. Each issue also contains at least one review article about an important clinical problem. Case presentations or short notes about technical innovations are also accepted for publication.
The articles cover all aspects of knee surgery and all types of sports trauma; in addition, epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment and prevention, and all types of arthroscopy (not only the knee but also the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, ankle, etc.) are addressed. Articles on new diagnostic techniques such as MRI and ultrasound and high-quality articles about the biomechanics of joints, muscles and tendons are included. Although this is largely a clinical journal, it is also open to basic research with clinical relevance.
Because the journal is supported by a distinguished European Editorial Board, assisted by an international Advisory Board, you can be assured that the journal maintains the highest standards.
Official Clinical Journal of the European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA).
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