Aims. The aim of this study was to establish consensus statements on medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction, anteromedialization tibial tubercle osteotomy, trochleoplasty, and rehabilitation and return to sporting activity in patients with
Aims. The aim of this study was to establish consensus statements on the diagnosis, nonoperative management, and indications, if any, for medial patellofemoral complex (MPFC) repair in patients with
Introduction. Genu valgum is a common presentation in paediatric patients with congenital limb deformities. The aim of this study is to assess the outcome of guided growth surgery in paediatric patients referred via our physiotherapy pathway with isolated genu valgum and associated
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reasons for
Hypermobility is an acknowledged risk factor
for
Introduction. Current problem – Multiple surgical interventions for
Purpose Of The Study: Description of a new operative technique of trochleoplasty for
Statement of purpose. To determine whether the Q-angle, measured in a defined and reproducible manner, correlates with the TT-TG distance in patients with
The management of osteoarthritis of the knee associated with
Aim: To systematically review the present evidence-base, assessing the clinical and radiological outcomes following trochleoplasty for trochlear dysplasia. Methods: An electronic literature search was performed using the AMED, British Nursing Index, CINAHL, Cochrane, EMBASE, ovid Medline, Physiotherapy Evidence Database, PsycINFO, Pubmed and Zetoc databases from their inception to August 2007. Reference lists of identified papers and a hand search of specialist knee journals was also undertaken. All English language, human subject clinical studies, detailing the clinical and/or radiological outcomes of
Aims. The purpose of this study was to explore the correlation between femoral torsion and morphology of the distal femoral condyle in patients with trochlear dysplasia and lateral
A prospective study was done to assess the outcome of MPFL reconstruction for
Background.
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Minor degrees of malalignment of the patella and anatomical abnormalities including a flattened sulcus angle and an increased ratio between patellar tendon length and patellar length (PT:P) have been suggested as predisposing factors in the causation of chondromalacia patellae, as well as
Purpose:
AIMS. The aim of this study was to assess the knee function after MPFL reconstruction with single hamstring autograft. METHODS-RESULTS. In this case series 68 patients (69 knees) were treated in total. Clinical and radiological evidence of
The aim of the study was to assess the knee function after MPFL reconstruction with single hamstring autograft. In this case series 86 patients (87 knees) were treated in total, from July 2002 till December 2008. Clinical and radiological evidence of