• Akkie Rood, Harm Boons, Joris Ploegmakers, William van der Stappen, and Sander Koëter.
• Department of Orthopedic Surgery, UMC St Radboud Hospital, Geert Grooteplein 10, 6525 GA, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. akrood@hotmail.com
• Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2012 Aug 1;132(8):1199-203.

PurposeWe hypothesized that taping results in better short-term functional outcome and comparable redislocation rates.MethodsIn a prospective randomised clinical trial, 18 patients with a primary patellar dislocation ≥18 years old without accompanying fractures or previous surgery to the knee were included. After 1 week of dorsal splinting, they were randomized into two groups: taping and cylinder cast immobilization. Physical examination and knee function according to the Lysholm Knee Scoring Scale were taken at 1-, 6- and 12-week and at 1- and 5-year follow-up. We also compared the redislocation rates.ResultsTaping resulted in a significantly better Lysholm score at 6 and 12 weeks post-dislocation (P < 0.05), and also after 5-year follow-up (P < 0.01). Knee function was better at 1-year follow-up. There were no cases of recurrent dislocation.ConclusionTape bandage immobilization seems superior to a cylinder cast even after 5 years.

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