Patella Alta Patients May Experience Less Severe Cartilage Damage after Instability
In this study, done at the Rothman Institute, they compared the amount of cartilage damage in patients undergoing patellar realignment surgery.
Treating Patellofemoral Arthritis & Patellar Instability
This study shows good results for treating concurrent patellofemoral arthritis and patellar instability for patellofemoral arthroplasty and MPFL reconstruction.
Establishing MDC Thresholds After Patellofemoral Joint Arthroplasty
Earlier this year we published this study establishing MDC thresholds after patellofemoral joint arthroplasty
Study Shows Differences in Patellofemoral Joint Contact Forces after ACL Reconstruction
This study shows that even patients who appear to be strong after recovering from ACL surgery still have very deficient quadriceps strength.
Proximal Bone Block With Distal Screw Trajectory & Stability
This biomechanics study looks at how a proximal bone block with distal screw trajectory improves mechanical stability during distalization tibial tubercle osteotomy.
3 Anatomical Factors Linked to Recurring Patellar Dislocation
This study, authored by Lutul Farrow, shows with computer modeling what anatomical factors are linked with recurring patellar dislocation.
Challenging Cartilage Injuries on the Sports Doc Podcast at AOSSM
At AOSSM on Friday, I’ll be joining The Sports Doc Podcast to discuss challenging cartilage injuries with Seth Sherman, MD.
How to Improve Long-term Prognosis for Adolescents with Patellofemoral Pain?
This appears to be a PhD student’s research thesis on adolescent patellofemoral pain. I strongly dislike this term in that it is really just a fancy word for anterior knee pain.