2017
Patellofemoral Contact Pressures After Patellar Distalization: A Biomechanical Study
Yang JS, Fulkerson JP, Obopilwe E, Voss A, Divenere J, Mazzocca AD, Edgar CM. Patellofemoral Contact Pressures After Patellar Distalization: A Biomechanical Study. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2017, 33: 2038-2044. PMID: 28844344, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2017.06.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatellofemoral contact pressureBlackburne-Peel ratioLateral releaseEarly flexionPatella bajaNative kneeTibial tubercle distalizationWeighted pulley systemFresh-frozen cadaveric kneesIliotibial bandMedial trochleaCadaveric kneesLateral trochleaFlexionKneeBiomechanical studyDistalizationPressure-sensitive filmOsteotomyTrochlea
1986
The Evaluation of Patellofemoral Pain Using Computerized Tomography
SCHUTZER S, RAMSBY G, FULKERSON J. The Evaluation of Patellofemoral Pain Using Computerized Tomography. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 1986, 204: 288-293. PMID: 3956015, DOI: 10.1097/00003086-198603000-00031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDegrees of flexionComputerized tomographyPatellofemoral painPatellofemoral jointMaximal quadriceps contractionPersistent patellofemoral painPeripatellar painProgressive flexionQuadriceps contractionSurgical realignmentAsymptomatic volunteersKnee flexionPatientsAxial radiographsPatellar tiltingAnatomic differencesPainTraditional radiographsFlexionPatellaTomographyMalalignmentRadiographsTrochleaDistinct patterns