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Smith, Toby O 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-2954, McNamara, Iain and Donell, Simon T
(2013)
The contemporary management of anterior knee pain and patellofemoral instability.
The Knee, 20 Suppl 1.
S3-S15.
ISSN 0968-0160
Abstract
In this review the evidence for the management of patients with patellofemoral disorders is presented confined to anterior knee pain and patellar dislocation (excluding patellofemoral arthritis). Patients present along a spectrum of these two problems and are best managed with both problems considered. The key to managing these patients is by improving muscle function, the patient losing weight (if overweight), and judicious use of analgesics if pain is an important feature. Hypermobility syndrome should always be looked for since this is a prognostic indicator for a poor operative outcome. Operations should be reserved for those with correctable anatomical abnormalities that have failed conservative therapy. The current dominant operation is a medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Copyright © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Rehabilitation Sciences (former - to 2014) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Rehabilitation Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Promotion Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Population Health |
| Depositing User: | Pure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Jan 2014 14:48 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Oct 2023 01:15 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/46972 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/S0968-0160(13)70003-6 |
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