Current diagnosis and treatment of patellar instability
- VernacularTitle:髌骨不稳定的诊治现状
- Author:
Yongqian PAN
;
Jian LI
;
Hongpu ZHAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
patella;
instability of joint;
diagnosis;
therapy
- From:
Orthopedic Journal of China
2006;0(23):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Patellar instability is a common cause of knee pain and a common disease of patellofemoral joint.It is one of the important etiological factors of chondromalacia patella or patellofemoral joint osteoarthritis.This paper investigates the pathological mechanism,sympton,physical examination and photographic of patellar instability.And the results showed that correct diagnosis lead to reasonable treatment.The emphasis of therapy is to restore the balance of soft tissue around palella.Combined orthopedic treatment is commonly used according to different age,different instability degrees,and pathological factors of different patients.
