Outcomes after patellar realignment surgery for recurrent patellar instability dislocations: A minimum 3-year follow-up study of children and adolescents

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-71

  Luhmann, Scott J ^a,b,c   Odonnell, June C ^a   Fuhrhop, Sara ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

patellar dislocations; patellar subluxation; patellofemoral instability; proximal patellar realignment; tibial tubercle realignment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL KNEE DOCUMENTATION COMMITTEE; KNEE DISLOCATION; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE PAIN; KNEE SURGERY; LYSHOLM SCORE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATELLA DISLOCATION; PATELLAR REALIGNMENT SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBLUXATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEGNER ACTIVITY LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; PAIN; PATELLAR DISLOCATION; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650938908     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e318202c42d     Document Type: Article

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