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Patients with patella alta may experience less severe cartilage damage after instability

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with patella alta have less severe cartilage damage after patellar instability. Patients with patella ...
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Distalization of the patella to correct patella alta in patients with patella instability

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The review of the available literature by Robert A. Magnussen, MD, on this topic is timely as orthopaedic ...
BMJ

3 Functional and radiological outcomes following medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction

The mean Pre-op Insall Salvati ratio was 1.3 and post op was 1.2. Patella alta was present in 55%. Patella height was corrected in 73%. The most common position of MPFL screw from the schottle point ...
Medscape

Anatomy of the Knee Extensor Mechanism: Correlation With Patellofemoral Arthrosis

The patellofemoral articulation is a common and significant source of disability and discomfort in the aging population. This study examined the anatomy of the knee extensor mechanism in patients ...
BMJ

Patellar dislocation and lesions of the patella tendon

The Royal London Hospital, London, UK Director, Academic Department of Sports Medicine, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary and Westfield College, London, UK john.king20{at}virgin.net This ...