Elmslie-Trillat Procedure for the Treatment of Recurrent Patellar Instability

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-81

  Barber, F Alan ^a   McGarry, John E ^a  

^a Plano Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Dislocation; Elmslie Trillat; Patella; Patellar instability; Tibial osteotomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ELMSLIE TRILLAT PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATELLA DISLOCATION; PATELLAR INSTABILITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RATING SCALE; RECURRENT DISLOCATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SUBLUXATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEGNER SCALE; TIBIA OSTEOTOMY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATELLAR DISLOCATION; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37549043838     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2007.07.028     Document Type: Article

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