The effect on patellofemoral joint stability of selective cutting of lateral retinacular and capsular structures

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 291-296

  Merican, Azhar M ^a,b   Kondo, Eiji ^c,d   Amis, Andrew A ^a,c  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lateral release; Patella; Patellofemoral joint; Retinaculum; Stability

Indexed keywords

KNEE FLEXIONS; LATERAL RELEASE; LATERAL RESTRAINT; LATERAL STABILITY; PATELLA; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; RETINACULUM; SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION;

STABILITY;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT CAPSULE; JOINT STABILITY; KNEE FUNCTION; LATERAL PATELLA RETINACULUM RELEASE; LOADING TEST; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS TENDON; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMUR; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLA; PATELLAR DISLOCATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 58649116017     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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