Knee osteoarthritis with patellar dislocation treated by total knee arthroplasty using a lateral parapatellar approach—ingenuity of exposure and closure

Abstract

Knee osteoarthritis with patellar dislocation is a rare and difficult-to-treat condition. Several reports of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) combined with various realignment procedures have been published. A 77-year-old man with knee pain was referred to our hospital. Plain radiography revealed a laterally dislocated patella, with osteoarthritic changes in the femorotibial joint. He simply underwent TKA via a lateral parapatellar approach without realignment. We devised methods of exposure and closure to maximize the effect of lateral release by the lateral parapatellar approach. TKA using the lateral parapatellar approach might be effective in treating knee osteoarthritis with patellar dislocation.

Keywords

• Knee prosthesis
• Patellar dislocation
• Osteoarthritis
• Total knee arthroplasty
• Lateral parapatellar approach
• Lateral release