Shortening of the patellar tendon length does not influence the patellofemoral alignment in a cadaveric model

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 123, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 451-454

  Muellner, T ^b   Menth Chiari, Wolfgang A ^a   Funovics, M ^a   Metz, V ^a   Vecsei V ^a   Engebretsen, L ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b General Hospital Tulln   (Austria)

^c Oslo Orthopaedic University Clinic   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Cadaver; Patellar tendon shortening; Patellofemoral alignment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BONE GRAFT; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE PAIN; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATELLA TENDON; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TENDON GRAFT; TISSUE GRAFT;

ADULT; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; PATELLA; TENDONS;

EID: 0344825797     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-003-0560-6     Document Type: Article

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