Conservative and surgical treatment and possible complications of lateral support syndrome of the patellofemoral joint

Kurtyka Daria, Budziejko Blanka, Białkowska Aleksandra, Cywińska Oliwia, Róźański Gracjan, Dobosiewicz Anna Maria, Badiuk Nataliia. Conservative and surgical treatment and possible complications of lateral support syndrome of the patellofemoral joint. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2019;9(1):443-452. eISNN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2809208 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/6897 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part B item 1223 (26/01/2017). 1223 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eISSN 2391-8306 7 © The Authors 2019; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 03.01.2019. Revised: 11.01.2019. Accepted: 31.01.2019. Conservative and surgical treatment and possible complications of lateral support syndrome of the patellofemoral joint Daria Kurtyka¹, Blanka Budziejko¹, Aleksandra Białkowska¹, Oliwia Cywińska¹, Gracjan Róźański1, Anna Maria Dobosiewicz1, Nataliia Badiuk2 1Scientific Circle of Exercise Physiology at Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Ergonomics. Division of Ergonomics and Exercise Physiology, Nicolaus Copernicus Univeristy in Toruń, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Poland 2State Enterprise Ukrainian Research Institute for Medicine of Transport, Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Odesa, Ukraine Corresponding author: Anna Maria Dobosiewicz, annamdobo@gmail.com Abstract The knee joint is the largest joint in the human body. At the same time, it is most sensitive to various diseases, often leading to the destruction of anatomical structures, disruption of static and dynamic functions. The authors of the article conducted a literary search on the methods of treatment of the syndrome of lateral support of the patellar-hip joint. In the case of lateral support syndrome of the patella and thigh joint, conservative treatment should be implemented first. Properly selected physiotherapeutic methods allow to reduce pain and avoid surgery. Surgical treatment should be the final choice, as it is associated with the possibility of complications that will delay the patient's recovery. Key words: patellofemoral joint, treatment, surgical treatment, conservative treatment, lateral support syndrom