Arthroscopic Patellar Release for the Treatment of Chronic Patellar Tendinopathy

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 462.e1-462.e5

  Ogon, Peter ^a   Maier, Dirk ^b   Jaeger, Alwin ^c   Suedkamp, Norbert P ^b  

^a Gemeinschaftspraxis   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arthroscopic patellar release; Chronic patellar tendinopathy; Denervation; Jumper's knee

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CAUTERIZATION; CHRONIC PATELLAR TENDINOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENERVATION; EDEMA; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE DISEASE; PATELLA TENDON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33645839304     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.06.035     Document Type: Article

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