SURGICAL TREATMENT OF PATELLOFEMORAL INSTABILITY
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Surgical Treatment of Patellofemoral Instability
OBJECTIVE To describe functional outcomes following surgical treatment of patients with patellofemoral instability submitted to patellar realignment. METHODS This was a retrospective study evaluating 34 operated knees for patellofemoral instability between 1989 and 2004. The patients were evaluated in the late postoperative period when a functional questionnaire was applied. RESULTS After a...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia (English Edition)
سال: 2009
ISSN: 2255-4971
DOI: 10.1016/s2255-4971(15)30153-1