title: [Intramedullary patella pressure measurement dependent on the functional position of the knee joint].
abstract: Degenerative alterations of the patello-femoral joint are often painful and cause an increase of intramedullary pressure. The intraspongious pressure of the patella is measured with a cannula after lateral drilling. Patients with chondromalacia or osteoarthrosis have an increased intramedullary pressure compared with normal patients. The degree of flexion of the knee-joint correlates with the intramedullary pressure. More flexion causes an increase of pressure as well in normal patella as in chondromalacia or in osteoarthrosis.
authors.affiliation: Berufsgenossenschaftliches Unfallkrankenhaus Hamburg, Abteilung für Unfall- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie.
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authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zidorn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000502:physiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010329:Patella / Q000502:physiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011187:Posture; D011312:Pressure; D012016:Reference Values
vernacular_title: Die intraspongiöse Patelladruckmessung in Abhängigkeit von der Funktionsstellung des Kniegelenkes.