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Lateral Release of knee.
My patella dislocated last year and I haven't felt better since that. Some days before before, I was diagnosed with Patellar Maltracking due to tight lateral retinaculum and he says he needs to do surgery for it which I want to avoid. My query is can tight lateral retinaculum be treated with exercises alone ? I am ready to undergo physiotherapy. I really don't want to undergo surgery.
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Whenever there is patellar dislocation there is a tear of MPFL and it doesnt heal completely on conservative treatment...if u have patellar maltracking then there is no medicine to bring it on track...u will need surgery to correct maltracking otherwise knee will go into arthritis
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