Updated treatment guidelines for patellar instability: “un menu à la carte”
David Dejour, Guillaume Mesnard, Edoardo Giovannetti de Sanctis
Abstract
Patellofemoral disorders could be named the worse pathology to treat for an orthopaedic surgeon. The high variability in terms of clinical figures, psychologic consequences on sometimes very young patients with parents who often feel guilty of the situation, the poor and pretty unspecific clinical exam and the necessity of a perfect technical imaging mixing plain radiographs and slice imaging with a high level of knowledge to interpret them. This makes the final diagnosis and the treatment algorithm difficult, whereas taking all these data step by step could lead to a more simple and secure care for the patient.
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Library scienceComputer scienceLower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesSports injuries and preventionOccupational Health and Performance