Assessment of Patellar Vascularity after Patellar Cartilage Restoration via Lateral Parapatellar Approach

Medically reviewed by Dr. Sabrina Strickland, MD · Orthopedic Surgeon, NYU Langone Orthopedic Center · Last reviewed: December 13, 2023

April 13, 2023

I recently published an article about assessing patellar vascularity after patellar cartilage restoration using a lateral parapatellar approach.

The study is a prospective case series of five adult patients undergoing patellofemoral cartilage restoration procedures via a lateral parapatellar approach with pre-operative and post-operative dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging to assess changes in patellar vascularity.

The full article is available on the Sage Journals website.

Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced, Hospital for Special Surgery, knee pain, Lateral Parapatellar Approach, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, orthopaedic surgery, Patellar Cartilage Restoration, Patellar Vascularity

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