Predictors of Recurrent Instability After Acute Patellofemoral Dislocation in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients

Abstract

Nonoperative treatment for first-time patellofemoral dislocation resulted in a 62% success rate. However, skeletally immature patients with trochlear dysplasia had only a 31% success rate with nonoperative management. Nearly half of patients with recurrent instability required surgical intervention to gain stability.