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Treatment of the patellar syndrome in non dislocated patellae

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Forty patients who had previously been treated in a conservative way, were operated. The surgery involved the section of the external lateral patella expansion. When reviewing the patients the following criteria were taken into consideration: subjective symptomatology, clinical and radiological examinations as well as the time factor in taking up work again. The results after operation were as follows: 87% good or excellent and 13% mediocre.

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  1. Henrique Delgado-Martins

    Present address: Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hospital Pediátrico (C.H.C.), Coimbra, Portugal

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  1. Hôpital Orthopédique de la Suisse Romande, CH-1000, Lausanne, Switzerland

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Delgado-Martins, H. Treatment of the patellar syndrome in non dislocated patellae. Arch Orthop Traumat Surg 97, 275–279 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00380708

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