Patellar tendon tenodesis in association with tibial tubercle distalization for the treatment of episodic patellar dislocation with patella alta

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 346-351

  Mayer, Cyril ^a,b   Magnussen, Robert A ^c   Servien, Elvire ^a   Demey, Guillaume ^a   Jacobi, Matthias ^d   Neyret, Philippe ^a   Lustig, Sebastien ^a  

^a CROIX ROUSSE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER LYON SUD   (France)

^c THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Orthopadie Am Rosenberg   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

episodic patellar dislocation; patella alta; patellar tendon tenodesis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PATELLA; PATELLA DISLOCATION; PATELLA LIGAMENT; RADIOGRAPHY; RECURRENT DISEASE; TENODESIS; TIBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PATELLA; PATELLAR DISLOCATION; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; RECURRENCE; TENODESIS; TIBIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856755777     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511427117     Document Type: Article

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