I.S.Mu.L.T. first-time patellar dislocation guidelines

Mario Vetrano; Francesco Oliva; Salvatore Bisicchia; Michela Bossa; Angelo De Carli; Luigi Di Lorenzo; Davide Erroi; Alfonso Forte; Calogero Foti; Antonio Frizziero; Giuseppe Gasparre; Alessio Giai Via; Bernardo Innocenti; Umile Giuseppe Longo; Asmaa Mahmoud; Stefano Masiero; Daniele Mazza; Simone Natali; Christian Notarangelo; Leonardo Osti; Johnny Padulo; Leonardo Pellicciari; Fabrizio Perroni; Eleonora Piccirilli; Carlo Ramponi; Giuseppe Salvatore; Alfredo Schiavone Panni; Tania Suarez; Umberto Tarantino; Filippo Vittadini; Maria Chiara Vulpiani; Andrea Ferretti; Nicola Maffulli

doi:10.11138/mltj/2017.7.1.001

I.S.Mu.L.T. first-time patellar dislocation guidelines

Muscles Ligaments Tendons J. 2017 May 10;7(1):1-10. doi: 10.11138/mltj/2017.7.1.001. eCollection 2017 Jan-Mar.

Authors

Mario Vetrano¹, Francesco Oliva², Salvatore Bisicchia³, Michela Bossa⁴, Angelo De Carli⁵, Luigi Di Lorenzo^{6

7}, Davide Erroi¹, Alfonso Forte⁷, Calogero Foti⁴, Antonio Frizziero⁸, Giuseppe Gasparre⁸, Alessio Giai Via², Bernardo Innocenti⁹, Umile Giuseppe Longo¹⁰, Asmaa Mahmoud⁴, Stefano Masiero⁸, Daniele Mazza⁵, Simone Natali², Christian Notarangelo⁸, Leonardo Osti¹¹, Johnny Padulo¹², Leonardo Pellicciari⁴, Fabrizio Perroni¹³, Eleonora Piccirilli², Carlo Ramponi¹⁴, Giuseppe Salvatore¹⁰, Alfredo Schiavone Panni¹⁵, Tania Suarez¹, Umberto Tarantino², Filippo Vittadini⁸, Maria Chiara Vulpiani¹, Andrea Ferretti⁵, Nicola Maffulli¹⁶

Affiliations

¹ Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit, Sant'Andrea Hospital, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
² Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy.
³ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, San Pietro Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy.
⁵ Orthopaedic Department and "Kirk Kilgour" Sports Injury Center, Sant'Andrea Hospital, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
⁶ Rehabilitation Unit, Neuroscience Department, "RUMMO" Hospital, Benevento, Italy.
⁷ Biomedical Research Centre, Gruppo Forte, Salerno, Italy.
⁸ Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
⁹ BEAMS Department (Bio Electro and Mechanical Systems), École Polytechnique de Bruxelles, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
¹⁰ Department of Orthopedic and Traumatology, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy.
¹¹ Unit of Arthroscopy and Sports Trauma Surgery, Hesperia Hospital, Modena, Italy.
¹² University eCampus, Novedrate, Italy; Tunisian Research Laboratory "Sports Performance Optimization", National Center of Medicine and Science in Sport, Tunis, Tunisia; Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Split, Split, Croatia.
¹³ School of Exercise and Sport Sciences (SUISM), Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
¹⁴ Sport Physical Therapist, Kinè Physiotherapic Center, Conegliano, Italy.
¹⁵ Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialty, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.
¹⁶ Department of Musculoskeletal Disorders, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy; Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.

Abstract

Primary traumatic patellar dislocation is common, particularly in young active individuals. A consensus on its management is still lacking. The present work provides easily accessible guidelines to be considered as recommendations for a good clinical practice developed through a process of systematic review of the literature and expert opinion, to improve the quality of care and rationalize the use of resources.

Level of evidence: Ia.

Keywords: first-time patellar dislocation; guidelines; patella; patellar instability; rehabilitation; surgery.