AOSSM Specialty Day 2023 with ISAKOS - no CME-1. AOSSM-ISAKOS - Session II

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In the video, Emma Johnson, a fourth-year medical student and former Rothman Research Fellow, presents on the severity and location of patella-femoral cartilage damage in patients with and without patella alta. Patella alta increases the risk of patellar dislocation, and the study aimed to analyze if there were differences in cartilage damage on MRI between the two groups. They found that patients with patella alta had less severe cartilage damage compared to those with normal patellar height. The location of cartilage injury was similar in both groups, primarily affecting the medial and lateral patellar facet, as well as the lateral femoral condyle. The study acknowledges limitations such as the lack of patient-reported outcomes and variations in MRI quality. Overall, the findings suggest a high prevalence of cartilage injury in patients with patellar instability.

Keywords

Emma Johnson

medical student

patella-femoral cartilage damage

patella alta

MRI