Publication at Second Faculty of Medicine |
2012
Abstract
Congenital and developmental dislocation of the patella, bipartite patella, and symptomatic medial plica plica syndrome belong amongst the diagnostically and therapeutically most frequent diagnoses in the region of the paediatric patello-femoral joint. Treatment depends on the clinical manifestation of the pathology.
In most cases the treatment should be either conservative or surgical. Congenital dislocation of the patella is usually indicated to early surgical management.
Bipatite patella is successfully treated conservatively in most cases. Medial plica syndrome can be misdiagnosed with medial cartilage or meniscal problem.
Arthroscopic management has very good outcome in case of appropriate diagnosis.