Patellar tendon shortening after treatment of patellar instability with a patellar tendon medialization procedure

Patellar instability is a multifactorial disorder. Patella alta is strongly associated with patellar instability. We hypothesize that procedures of the patellar tendon such as medialization may shorten the patellar tendon. In this retrospective study, 41 patients with patellar instability were treat...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports 2008-08, Vol.18 (4), p.442-446
Hauptverfasser:	Äärimaa, V., Ranne, J., Mattila, K., Rahi, K., Virolainen, P., Hiltunen, A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Clinical outcomes Female Humans Insall-Salvati Joint Instability - pathology Joint Instability - surgery Joint surgery Knee Male Middle Aged patellar instability Patellar Ligament - pathology Patellar Ligament - surgery patellar tendon length Patient Satisfaction Retrospective Studies Sports medicine Surgical techniques Tendons Treatment Outcome
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