Clinical Trial: Outcome After Soft Tissue Realignment of the Tibial Insertion of the Patella Tendon

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: Treatment of Patella Dislocation in Childhood and Adolescence. Soft Tissue Realignment of the Tibial Insertion of the Patella Tendon. Long-term Outcome.

Brief Summary: Soft tissue realignment of the tibial insertion of the patella tendon is a simple operative technique for treating dislocation of the patella in childhood and adolescence. It is performed in children with either recurrent dislocation or complicated primary dislocation in cases with malalignment or maltracking of the patella and a lateralised tibial tuberosity. It can be performed in patients with open epiphyses. We investigate long-term outcome after this procedure.