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Hugo Santos1, Francisco Guerra Pinto2, Rui Domingos2

  • 1Orthopaedics and Trauma, Hospital Ortopédico de Sant'Ana, Lisbon, PRT.

Cureus
|December 29, 2025
PubMed
Summary

Femoral lengthening for limb discrepancy can lead to patellar instability. A young patient successfully underwent complex surgery for chronic patellar dislocation, demonstrating the need for long-term monitoring after limb lengthening procedures.

Keywords:
case reportfemoropatellar instabilitylengtheninglower limb length discrepancytrochleoplasty

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