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Lateral Release
Sometimes patella dislocations can be treated by redcuing the amount that the ligaments on the outer edge of the patella pull the patella to the side. This involves releasing the ligaments (lateral release) and can be performed by keyhole surgery.
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Roux Goldthwait Procedure
It is a distal realignment procedure where the patellar tendon
is split vertically. The lateral half is pulled under the
medial half and attached to the tibia. This pulls the patella
medially and helps prevent excess lateral shift.
For the first 2 weeks the patient is placed in a long lever
brace locked at 0º and is non-weight bearing. Between 2-6
weeks the brace is gradually opened and by 6 weeks the aim
is to achieve 90º of flexion.
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Roux Goldthwait is a procedure used for recurrent
patellar dislocations.
CHILD DISLOCATION ROUX GOLDTHWAIT PROCEDURE
Protocol for Arthroscopic Lateral Release Of Knee
LATERAL RELEASE PROTOCOL
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