Patellar Malalignment
Open Access
- 1 December 1980
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in PTJ: Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal
- Vol. 60 (12) , 1624-1632
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/60.12.1624
Abstract
This paper will provide a review of those aspects of the patellofemoral joint that most often lead to surgical treatment. Without a doubt, patellar malalignment is the most common patellofemoral disorder leading to surgery. Patellar malalignment may be either permanent, such as in congenital dislocation, or, more commonly, recurrent, such as in patellar subluxation. The eventual outcome of many cases of chronic patellar malalignment is patellofemoral arthrosis. It is for this reason that surgery is undertaken in cases that do not respond to conservative treatment. In recent years, many ingenious surgical techniques to correct patellar malalignment have been described.…Keywords
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