Patellofemoral Pain, Instability, and Arthritis Clinical Presentation, Imaging, and Treatment /

Despite numerous studies, a lack of consensus still exists over many aspects of patellofemoral pain, instability, and arthritis. This book adopts an evidence-based approach to assess each of these topics in depth. The book reviews general features of clinical examination and global evaluation techni...

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Main Author: Zaffagnini, Stefano
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Dejour, David, Arendt, Elizabeth A. (Elizabeth Anne), 1953-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
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Online Access:Full text (Wentworth users only).
Table of Contents:
  • From the contents: Pathophysiology of anterior knee pain
  • Pathophysiology of lateral patellofemoral dislocations
  • Natural history of lateral patellofemoral dislocations
  • Clinical Presentation of Patellofemoral Disorders
  • Clinical examination of the patellofemoral patient
  • Standard x-ray examination: patellofemoral disorders
  • Patellar height: which index?- Stress Radiographs in the Diagnosis of Patellofemoral Instability
  • CT scan evaluation: patellofemoral disorders
  • MRI analysis of patella instability factors
  • MRI of the Patellofemoral Articular Cartilage
  • Patellofemoral pain syndrome : The value of pinhole and SPECT scintigraphic imaging and quantitative measurements of bone mineral equivalent density with quantitative computed tomography
  • Gait analysis in patients with patella femoral
  • Iatrogenic anterior knee pain with special emphasis on the clinical, radiographical, histological, ultra structural and biochemical aspects after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using ipsilateral autografts
  • Non-operative treatment of patellofemoral pain: Role of physical therapy
  • Lateral Release of the lateral patellar retinaculum: literature review for select patellofemoral disorders.