Preoperative serum calcium could be a prognostic factor for surgical treatment of recurrent patellar dislocation: a retrospective study.

Yi Qiao Zipeng Ye Junjie Xu Xiuyuan Zhang Jiebo Chen Caiqi XuSong ZhaoJinzhong Zhao

Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2022)

Operative treatment for RPD achieved good results, while in some cases the functional scores remain inferior. As a serum biomarker, preoperative calcium could be prognostic for outcomes after surgical treatment for RPD.

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prognostic factors
patients undergoing
total knee arthroplasty
combination therapy
smoking cessation