Medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction with a divergent patellar transverse 2-tunnel technique

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2647-2655

  Panni, Alfredo Schiavone ^a   Alam, Mahbub ^b,c   Cerciello, Simone ^a   Vasso, Michele ^a   Maffulli, Nicola ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b IPSWICH HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

medial patellofemoral ligament; outcome; patellar instability; reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGAMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLA DISLOCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROPLASTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PATELLAR DISLOCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPORTS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83455235792     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511420079     Document Type: Article

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