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NCT Number: NCT04313556

Clinical Outcome of Arthroscopic Lateral Release for Lateral Patellar Compression Syndrome

We performed a prospective case series study of 48 patients who suffered Lateral patellar compression syndrome who were diagnosed by clinical examination and confirmed by M.R.I. and failed conservative management and underwent isolated arthroscopic lateral patellar retinaculum release in Erbil Teaching Hospital, PAR Private Hospital and Hawler Private Hospital between December 2016 and August 2019.

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Key information

Conditions

Knee Pain Chronic

Age range

19 year–45 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Lateral patellar compression syndrome proved by clinical,MRI and Arthroscopic examination

Exclusion criteria

  • Dislocated or history of dislocation.
  • Patellar instability.
  • Bony abnormality (trochlear groove hypoplasia or flat).
  • Osteoarthritis of the knee 3rd and 4th grades.
  • Infected knee.
  • Varus and valgus knee.
  • Rotational deformity of the lower extremity.
  • Miserable malalignment triad.
  • Anterior cruciate ligament, posterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament rupture.
  • History of fracture around knee.
  • Focal Osteoarthritis of the lateral facet joint.
  • Chondral lesion (Outerbridge 3 and 4).

Treatment and study plan

Lateral patellar release

Procedure

Arthroscopic lateral patellar reticular release

Primary outcomes

  1. Lysholm Knee Score

    Time frame: 12 months

    Eight sections are assessed to produce an overall score on a scale of 0 to 100. Then an assignment is given as "excellent" for 95 to 100 points; "good" for 85 to 94 points, "fair" for 65 to 84 points, or "poor" for less than 65 points

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hawler Medical University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Mar 18, 2020
Registry last updated
Mar 18, 2020

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