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ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
Volume 15, Issue 6, Pages 1702-1706Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/os.13740
Keywords
Femur; Hip; Osteotomy; Patellar instability; Torsional deformity
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Increased torsional deformity of the femur is a crucial factor in recurrent patellofemoral instability. Distal femoral derotational osteotomy is an effective treatment option for patients with increased femoral torsional deformity. However, groin pain is a rare complication after this surgery.
Background: Increased torsional deformity of femur is one of the most important factors in recurrent patellofemoral instability. And distal femoral derotational osteotomy is an effective treatment option in patients with increased femoral torsional deformity. However, groin pain is a rare complication after femoral derotational osteotomy. Case presentation: The patient was a 23-year-old female suffering from anterior knee pain and patellar instability in her left leg. Continuous CT scans of the hip, knee, and ankle were performed and the femoral anteversion was 44.99 degrees. Considering the significant enlargement of the femoral internal torsion which may contribute most for dislocation of patella, we did a derotational osteotomy of distal femur. The anterior knee pain and patellar instability were resolved after surgery. The femoral internal torsion angle was corrected to 21.47 degrees. But she developed left hip pain in the groin area which she had never encountered before 1 year after the surgery. We believed that the hip pain was closely related to the surgery. And the imaging and follow-up partly confirmed this. Conclusions: The situation of the hip joint should be carefully evaluated before doing derotational osteotomy in recurrent patellofemoral instability and patient should be informed that derotational osteotomy may cause hip pain. Clinical studies are needed to further clarify the impact of derotational osteotomy on the hip.
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