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Surgical Treatment of Patellar Instability in Skeletally Immature Athletes

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Patellar instability in skeletally immature patients presents a unique set of issues. These patients often represent the most active age group and conservative management is unpredictable. The presence of open physes creates challenges when discussing surgical management. While there is little research behind treatment options, procedures exist that are friendly to the growth plates and it appears as though more conventional reconstruction options can safely recreate an anatomically placed medial patellofemoral ligament.

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    J. Lee Pace M.D.

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    J. Lee Pace M.D.

  3. Orthopaedics Department, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA

    William L. Hennrikus M.D.

  4. Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine, Children’s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Hunnewell 2, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    Mininder S. Kocher M.D., M.P.H.

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Pace, J.L., Hennrikus, W.L., Kocher, M.S. (2014). Surgical Treatment of Patellar Instability in Skeletally Immature Athletes. In: West, R., Colvin, A. (eds) The Patellofemoral Joint in the Athlete. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4157-1_4

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