Does medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction decrease patellar height? A preliminary report

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 78-85

  Lykissas, Marios G ^a   Li, Tianyang ^b   Eismann, Emily A ^a   Parikh, Shital N ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Medial patellofemoral ligament; MPFL; Patella alta; Patellar height; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; KNEE; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE LIGAMENT SURGERY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; MEDIAL PATELLOFEMORAL LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OSSIFICATION; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX; X RAY FILM;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATELLAR DISLOCATION; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84890563446     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: 15392570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3182a12102     Document Type: Article

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