Arthroscopic Resection of the Lower Patellar Pole in Patients With Chronic Patellar Tendinosis

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 167-173

  Lorbach, Olaf ^a   Diamantopoulos, Andreas ^b   Paessler, Hans H ^b  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b ATOS KLINIK HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical results; Jumper's knee; Minimally invasive; Patellar tendinosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC PATELLA TENDINITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE PAIN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLA TENDON; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDINITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATELLA; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TENDINOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38549112028     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2007.08.021     Document Type: Article

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