These osteophytes can limit both flexion and extension of the knee ... should be used if the patella is maltracking before surgery. However, the mere presence of a valgus deformity should not ...

The article by Frings et al. identifies in the context of a technically carefully conducted systematic literature search eight risk factors regarding the risk of recurrent dislocation after ...

which increases the likelihood of patellar maltracking and instability. Women have increased valgus alignment of the knee compared with men, causing the quadriceps to have a greater laterally ...

These results suggest that MCL injury commonly accompanies transient lateral patella dislocation, most likely due to a shared valgus injury ... of the patella compared with the contralateral knee, ...

As mentioned in the introduction of the cited article, varus or valgus deformities ... osteotomy in patients with patellar maltracking and recurrent dislocations. J Knee Surg 2019; 32: 924 ...