Comparison of Lateral Release Versus Lateral Release With Medial Soft-Tissue Realignment for the Treatment of Recurrent Patellar Instability: A Systematic Review

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 463-468

  Ricchetti, Eric T ^a   Mehta, Samir ^a   Sennett, Brian J ^a   Huffman, G Russell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Recurrent patellar instability; Surgery; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISHER EXACT TEST; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; LATERAL PATELLA RETINACULUM RELEASE; LITERATURE; PATELLA DISLOCATION; PROBABILITY; PUBLISHING; SOFT TISSUE REALIGNMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; ODDS RATIO; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247490233     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2007.01.007     Document Type: Article

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