Efecto de la reconstrucción del ligamento patelofemoral medial sobre la altura patelar en pacientes esqueléticamente inmaduros: análisis radiográfico y funcional

Autores/as

  • Lucas D. Marangoni Sanatorio Allende. Córdoba, Argentina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1472-2309
  • Iván J. Bitar Sanatorio Allende. Córdoba, Argentina
  • Damián G. Bustos Sanatorio Allende. Córdoba, Argentina
  • Luciano Pezzutti Sanatorio Allende. Córdoba, Argentina
  • Lucía B. Bitar Sanatorio Allende. Córdoba, Argentina
  • Valentín Rivera Bacile Sanatorio Allende. Córdoba, Argentina
  • Nicolás Rabello Sanatorio Allende. Córdoba, Argentina https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0647-2124
  • Javier Masquijo Sanatorio Allende. Córdoba, Argentina https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9018-0612

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63403/re.v32i3.444

Palabras clave:

Inestabilidad rotuliana, Patela alta, Reconstrucción del ligamento patelofemoral medial, Caton-Deschamps, Pediatría

Resumen

Introducción: en pacientes pediátricos con fisis abierta y patela alta que presentan inestabilidad patelofemoral (IPF) recurrente, la reconstrucción del ligamento patelofemoral medial (RLPFM) ha demostrado ser una técnica quirúrgica eficaz, pero su efecto sobre la altura rotuliana aún no ha sido claramente establecido.

Objetivo: evaluar si la reconstrucción aislada del LPFM en pacientes pediátricos con patela alta y fisis abierta modifica la altura patelar y se correlaciona con los resultados clínicos y funcionales. Nuestra hipótesis fue que la reconstrucción aislada del LPFM podría asociarse a una disminución de la altura patelar y a mejores resultados funcionales en esta población.

Materiales y métodos: desarrollamos un estudio observacional, retrospectivo y analítico que incluyó a 26 pacientes de ≤16 años con patela alta, fisis abierta e IPF tratados mediante RLPFM. Se evaluaron los puntajes de Lysholm, Tegner e IKDC, y se calcularon los valores umbral clínicamente importantes (MCID y PASS). Se analizó el índice de Caton-Deschamps en radiografías laterales pre y postoperatorias. El nivel de significancia se fijó en p <0.05.

Resultados: de los 32 pacientes incluidos inicialmente, 26 completaron un seguimiento mínimo de 24 meses. Se observaron mejoras significativas en los puntajes funcionales: Lysholm (43.7 ± 4.7 a 87.1 ± 3.6; p <0.0001; IC 95 % 38.7–44.9); Tegner (2.8 ± 0.8 a 8.8 ± 0.8; p <0.0001; IC 95 % 5.7–6.1) e IKDC subjetivo (52.3 % ± 6.4 a 91.6 % ± 5.2; p <0.0001; IC 95 % 38.1–44.5). El índice de Caton-Deschamps disminuyó significativamente. No se registraron recurrencias ni complicaciones postoperatorias.

Conclusión: la reconstrucción aislada del ligamento patelofemoral medial en pacientes esqueléticamente inmaduros con inestabilidad patelofemoral y patela alta leve se asoció a una disminución significativa del índice de Caton-Deschamps y a una mejoría funcional clínicamente relevante, sin recurrencias ni complicaciones, lo que respalda su uso como opción eficaz y segura en casos seleccionados.

Nivel de evidencia: IV. Estudio de Cohorte Retrospectiva

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2025-12-01

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Marangoni LD, Bitar IJ, Bustos DG, Pezzutti L, Bitar LB, Rivera Bacile V, et al. Efecto de la reconstrucción del ligamento patelofemoral medial sobre la altura patelar en pacientes esqueléticamente inmaduros: análisis radiográfico y funcional. RELART [Internet]. 1 de diciembre de 2025 [citado 16 de enero de 2026];32(3):197-204. Disponible en: https://revistarelart.com/index.php/revista/article/view/444

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