Frontal Tendon Lengthening Plasty for Treatment of Structural Patella Baja
Arthroscopy Techniques, 2016 Patella baja is a severe complication seen after trauma, prolonged immobilization and surgery. Several surgical methods have been described to proximalize the patella without a change in the patella tendon length.
Valentino F. Bruhin, M.D. +3 more
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Surgical Correction of Non-traumatic Patella Maltracking. Midterm Clinical Follow-up
Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal, 2022 Background: Patellar instability comprises a group of pathologies that allow the patella to move out of its trajectory within the trochlear groove during walking.
Eran Keltz +5 more
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Sesamoid Bones in Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) Investigated With X-Ray Microtomography, and Implications for Sesamoid Evolution in Lepidosauria [PDF]
, 2017 Sesamoids bones are small intra‐tendinous (or ligamentous) ossifications found near joints and are often variable between individuals. Related bones, lunulae, are found within the menisci of certain joints.
Abdala +49 more
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Current concepts review: Fractures of the patella
GMS Interdisciplinary Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery DGPW, 2016 Fractures of the patella account for about 1% of all skeletal injuries and can lead to profound impairment due to its crucial function in the extensor mechanism of the knee.
C. Gwinner +5 more
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Tibial tuberosity-trochlear groove distance: does it measure up?
Bone & Joint Open, 2022 Recognized anatomic variations that lead to patella instability include patella alta and trochlea dysplasia. Lateralization of the extensor mechanism relative to the trochlea is often considered to be a contributing factor; however, controversy remains ...
Harry Krishnan +5 more
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Comparative US-MRI evaluation of the Insall–Salvati index [PDF]
, 2017 Purpose: To investigate whether the universally accepted range of normal patellar height ratio derived from MRI for the Insall–Salvati (IS) method could be similarly applied to ultrasound (US).
Casinelli, Alice +6 more
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Partitioning of trace metals between soft tissues and shells of Patella aspera [PDF]
, 2004 This paper describes the partitioning of iron, manganese, zinc, copper, cadmium, cobalt, nickel and lead between the soft tissues and the shells of the gastropod mollusc Patella aspera. Specimens of the limpet P aspera were collected from a clean coastal
Bebianno, Maria João +2 more
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Promotion of healthy lifestyle on the example of the problem of patella dislocation in athletes
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2022 Introduction: Both in Poland and around the world, many people, especially those who regularly engage in sports, struggle with a wide variety of musculoskeletal ailments.
Szymon Marosz +4 more
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Interaction of Stress, Lead Burden, and Age on Cognition in Older Men: The VA Normative Aging Study [PDF]
, 2009 BACKGROUND. Low-level exposure to lead and to chronic stress may independently influence cognition. However, the modifying potential of psychosocial stress on the neurotoxicity of lead and their combined relationship to aging-associated decline have not ...
Agrawal R +14 more
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