Areas of application

• Conservative or surgical management of patellar dislocation combined with slight to moderate instability: if the knee cap is dislocated, or, as it is also called, “pops out”, this is usually the result of an accident. However, rheumatoid arthritis can also trigger this condition. The system of capsules and ligaments is then repeatedly subject to such stresses that the knee cap no longer remains in the “guide” and pops out.
• Lateral malalignment combined with slight to moderate instability: the term “malalignment” describes an incorrect movement of the knee cap; usually the patella slips sideways.
• After lateral release operations – in these operations the pressure on the knee cap is reduced by dividing the capsule (usually arthroscopically), thus facilitating the correct sliding of the knee cap.
• Retropatellar cartilage surgery: cartilage can also form behind the knee cap, which requires removal.