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SUBMITTER: Perelli S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6993128 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Perelli Simone S Ibañez Maximiliano M Morales-Marin Carlos C Acuña-Avila Gabriel G Espinoza-von Bischhoffshausen Ricardo R Masferrer-Pino Angel A Monllau Juan Carlos JC
Arthroscopy techniques 20191202 1
Patella baja is a challenging pathologic condition that causes pain and functional restrictions and can even lead to premature osteoarthritis-even more so in cases of patella infera or cases associated with degeneration of the patellar tendon in which simple conservative treatment frequently is not resolutive. Several surgical options have been described for symptomatic patella baja: excision of the lower third of the patella, lengthening of the patellar tendon, reconstruction of the patellar te ...[more]