| Literature DB >> 18602557 |
Ronald P Grelsamer1, David Dejour, Jason Gould.
Abstract
Faced with a patient suffering from patellofemoral arthritis, the surgeon must determine the pathophysiology of the condition, because different causes demand different treatments. Possible causes include malalignment, patellofemoral dysplasia, patellofemoral instability, patellofemoral trauma, obesity, osteoarthritis, inflammatory arthritis, and a genetic predisposition. Arthritis secondary to malalignment, dysplasia, instability, or trauma is less likely than arthritis secondary to the other causes to progress to femorotibial arthritis.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18602557 DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2008.03.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Orthop Clin North Am ISSN: 0030-5898 Impact factor: 2.472