The Morphology of Patella changed significantly after Soft Tissue Correction for children with Recurrent Patella Dislocation

Background: Although morphological improvement of femoral trochlea has been investigated in children with patellar dislocation after surgery, whether the patellar shape changed under the same condition is still unknown. The purpose of the study was to investigate the changes of patellar morphology in transverse plane following surgical correction of recurrent patella dislocation in children.Methods: A total of 22 patients with a mean age of 9.9 years (7 to 12) were included. All had unilateral recurrent patellar dislocation. The knees with recurrent patellar dislocation were treated with medial patellar retinaculum plasty and defined as the affected side. The contralateral knees with no symptom of patellar instability were considered as the unaffected side. All patients were treated between October 2014 and August 2018. Axial CT (Computed Tomography) scans were undertaken in all patients to assess the patella morphological characteristics on a particular axial image preoperatively and at the final follow-up.Results: There were not significant differences about patellar transverse diameter, thickness and Wiberg angle between affected side and unaffected side before surgery and at the last follow-up respectively ( The mean follow-up period: 28.0 ± 3.3 months). However, before surgery, the Wiberg-index in the affected side (0.74 ± 0.06) was significantly different from that in the unaffected side (0.64 ± 0.04). At the last follow-up, the Wiberg-index in the affected side (0.67 ± 0.05) and the unaffected side (0.65 ± 0.04) were not significantly different. Also, in the affected side, the Wiberg-index at the last follow-up was significantly lower than that before surgery (P < 0.05). The Wiberg-index in the unaffected side was not significantly different before surgery and at the last follow-up. Conclusion: The patellar morphology can change significantly after surgical procedures in children with patellar recurrent dislocation whose epiphysis is not closed.

The morphology of patella changed significantly after soft tissue correction for children with recurrent patella dislocation

Background Although morphological improvement of femoral trochlea has been investigated in children with patellar dislocation after surgery, whether the patellar shape changed under the same condition is still unknown. The purpose of the study was to investigate the changes of patellar morphology in transverse plane following surgical correction of recurrent patellar dislocation in children. Methods A total of 22 patients with a mean age of 9.9 years (7 to 12) were included. All had unilateral recurrent patellar dislocation. The knees with recurrent patellar dislocation were treated with medial patellar retinaculum plasty and defined as the affected side. The contralateral knees with no symptom of patellar instability were considered as the unaffected side. All patients were treated between October 2014 and August 2018. Axial CT (Computed Tomography) scans were undertaken in all patients to assess the patella morphological characteristics on a particular axial image preoperatively and at the final follow-up. Results There were not significant differences about patellar transverse diameter, thickness and Wiberg angle between affected side and unaffected side before surgery and at the last follow-up respectively (The mean follow-up period: 28.0 ± 3.3 months). However, before surgery, the Wiberg-index in the affected side (0.74 ± 0.06) was significantly different from that in the unaffected side (0.64 ± 0.04). At the last follow-up, the Wiberg-index in the affected side (0.67 ± 0.05) and the unaffected side (0.65 ± 0.04) were not significantly different. Also, in the affected side, the Wiberg-index at the last follow-up was significantly lower than that before surgery (P < 0.05). The Wiberg-index in the unaffected side was not significantly different before surgery and at the last follow-up. Conclusion The patellar morphology can change significantly after surgical procedures in children with patellar recurrent dislocation whose epiphysis is not closed.

The Morphology of Patella changed significantly after Soft Tissue Correction for children with Recurrent Patella Dislocation

Background: Although morphological improvement of femoral trochlea has been investigated in children with patellar dislocation after surgery, whether the patellar shape changed under the same condition is still unknown. The purpose of the study was to investigate the changes of patella morphology in transverse plane following surgical correction of recurrent patella dislocation in children.Methods: A total of 22 patients with a mean age of 9.9 years (7 to 12) were included. All had unilateral recurrent patella dislocation. The knees with recurrent patellar dislocation were treated with medial patellar retinaculum plasty and defined as the affected side. The contralateral knees with no symptom of patellar instability were considered as the unaffected side. All patients were treated between October 2014 and August 2018. Axial CT (Computed Tomography) scans were undertaken in all patients to assess the patella morphological characteristics on a particular axial image preoperatively and at the final follow-up.Results: There were not significant differences about patellar transverse diameter, thickness and Wiberg angle between affected side and unaffected side before surgery and at the last follow-up respectively ( The mean follow-up period: 28.0 ± 3.3 months). However, before surgery, the Wiberg-index in the affected side (0.74 ± 0.06) was significantly different from that in the unaffected side (0.64 ± 0.04). At the last follow-up, the Wiberg-index in the affected side (0.67 ± 0.05) and the unaffected side (0.65 ± 0.04) were not significantly different. Also, in the affected side, the Wiberg-index at the last follow-up was significantly lower than that before surgery (P < 0.05). The Wiberg-index in the unaffected side was not significantly different before surgery and at the last follow-up. Conclusion: The patella morphology can change significantly after surgical procedures in children with patellar recurrent dislocation whose epiphysis is not closed.

The Morphology of Patella changed significantly after Soft Tissue Correction for children with Recurrent Patella Dislocation

Background: Although morphological improvement of femoral trochlea has been investigated in children with patella dislocation after surgery, whether the patellar shape changed under the same condition is still unknown. The purpose of the study was to investigate the changes of patella morphology in transverse plane following surgical correction of recurrent patella dislocation in children.Methods: A total of 22 patients with a mean age of 9.9 years (7 to 12) were included. All had unilateral recurrent patella dislocation. The knees with recurrent patella dislocation were treated with medial patellar retinaculum plasty and defined as the study group. The contralateral knees with no symptom of patellar instability were considered as the control group. All patients were treated between October 2014 and August 2018. Axial CT (Computed Tomography) scans were undertaken in all patients to assess the patella morphological characteristics on a particular axial image preoperatively and at the final follow-up.Results: There are not significant differences about patellar transverse diameter, thickness and Wiberg angle between study group and control group before surgery and at the last follow-up respectively ( The mean follow-up period: 28.0 ± 3.3 months). However, before surgery, the Wiberg-index in the study group (0.74 ± 0.06) is significantly different from that in the control group (0.64 ± 0.04). At the last follow-up, the Wiberg-index in the study group (0.67 ± 0.05) and the control group (0.65 ± 0.04) are not significantly different. Also, in the study group, the Wiberg-index at the last follow-up is significantly lower than that before surgery (P ＜ 0.05). The Wiberg-index in the control group is not significantly different before surgery and at the last follow-up. Conclusion: The patella morphology can change significantly after surgical procedures in children (before epiphyseal closure) with patellar recurrent dislocation

Patellofemoral Pain in Adolescents: Understanding Patellofemoral Morphology and Its Relationship to Maltracking

Background: Developing bone is highly adaptable and, as such, is susceptible to pathological shape deformation. Thus, it is imperative to quantify if changes in patellofemoral morphology are associated with adolescent-onset patellofemoral pain, as a pathway to improve our understanding of this pain’s etiology. Purpose: To quantify and compare patellofemoral morphology in adolescent patients with patellofemoral pain with matched healthy adolescent controls and determine if a relationship exists between patellofemoral shape and kinematics (measured during active flexion-extension). Study Design: Cross-sectional study; Level of evidence, 3. Methods: Using 3-dimensional static magnetic resonance images acquired during a previous study, we measured patellar, trochlear, and lateral patellar width; trochlear and patellar depth; Wiberg index; patellar-height ratio; lateral trochlear inclination; cartilage length; and lateral femoral shaft length. Student t test was used to compare shape parameters between adolescents with patellofemoral pain and controls. Pearson correlations and stepwise linear regression models were used to explore the relationship among morphology, kinematics (medial-lateral shift/tilt), and pain. Results: Relative to controls, adolescents with patellofemoral pain had larger sulci (mean ± SD, 6.6 ± 0.7 vs 6.0 ± 1.1 mm; 95% CI, 0.6 mm; P = .043; d = 0.66), lateral patellar width (23.1 ± 2.4 vs 21.4 ± 2.6 mm; 95% CI, 1.6 mm; P = .033; d = 0.70), and patella-trochlear width ratio (1.2 ± 0.1 vs 1.1 ± 0.1; 95% CI, 0.1; P < .001; d = 1.26). Shape correlated with kinematics in both cohorts and in the entire population. In the patellofemoral pain group, lateral shaft length ( r = 0.518; P = .019), Wiberg index ( r = 0.477; P = .033), and patellar-height ratio ( r = −0.582; P = .007) were correlated with medial shift. A moderate correlation existed between patellar-height ratio and lateral patellar tilt ( r = 0.527; P = .017). Half of the variation in patellar shift in the patellofemoral pain cohort was explained by the patellar-height ratio and Wiberg index ( R2 = 0.487; P = .003). Linear correlations with pain were not found. Conclusion: This study provides direct evidence that patellofemoral morphology is altered and influences maltracking in adolescents with patellofemoral pain, highlighting the multifactorial etiology of this pain. Neither morphology nor kinematics (measured during active flexion-extension) correlated with pain. Both increases and decreases in these parameters likely lead to pain, negating a direct linear correlation.

The crystal and electron structure of O-(2-chloroethyl)-O-isobutyl-O-(2-phenyl-4-methylthio-3-oxo-2H-pyridazine-5-yl) thiophosphate

The crystal structure of the title fungicide was solved by direct methods, using Σ2 relationship and tangent formula. The structure refinement was made by full-matrix least-squares with anisotropic temperature factors to the final R = 0.096 for 1 486 significant reflexions. The compound crystallizes in the orthorhombic system, the space group Pccn. The lattice parameters are a = 1.8719(9), b = 3.0426(33), c = 0.7616(2) nm and Z = 8. The intermolecular interactions of types C-H···Cl and C-H···O are observed between the centrosymmetrically related molecules in the crystal structure. The coordination polyhedron around phosphorus is between trigonal pyramid and tetrahedron. The planes of the phenyl and pyridazine rings are rotated through 70° each other. The electron structure was calculated by semiempirical CNDO/2 method. The calculations revealed the most negative net charges on S(2) and O(1). The value of Wiberg index Iw = 1.08 and the bond distance 0.149 nm show that the bond N(1)-C(5) is simple and is not involved in the conjugation.