title: [Conservative treatment of congenital patellar dislocation].
abstract: This article presents the rare case of a boy who was born in our hospital with valgus deformity and external rotation of the right lower leg because of congenital patellar dislocation. In the case presented a stable repositioning of the patella could be achieved by redressment with a plaster cast and leg brace. During a 4-year follow-up there were no tendencies towards dislocation during the clinical examination and no dislocation events were documented. In selected cases an attempt at conservative repositioning and retention treatment appears to be worthwhile before surgical treatment is indicated.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Orthopädie, Unfallchirurgie und Plastische Chirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, 04103, Leipzig, Deutschland.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zajonz
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Orthopädie, Unfallchirurgie und Plastische Chirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, 04103, Leipzig, Deutschland. Eckehard.Schumann@medizin.uni-leipzig.de.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schumann
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Orthopädie, Unfallchirurgie und Plastische Chirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, 04103, Leipzig, Deutschland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wojan
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Deutschland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moche
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Orthopädie, Unfallchirurgie und Plastische Chirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, 04103, Leipzig, Deutschland.
authors.forename: C-E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Heyde
mesh_terms: D001915:Braces; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D056304:Genu Valgum / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D031222:Patellar Dislocation / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Operation; Orthoses; Plaster cast; Repositioning; Retention