title: Arthroscopic treatment of posttraumatic chondromalacia patellae.
abstract: An arthroscopic procedure of excision of damaged cartilage and drilling the subchondral bone plate for treatment of chondromalacia patellae is described. Satisfactory results and absence of major complications are reported in a preliminary, short-term series of 24 cases of symptomatic posttraumatic chondromalacia patellae, with a mean follow up of 12 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hôpital Erasme, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zorman
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Prezerowitz
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Pasteels
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Burny
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002358:Cartilage, Articular; D004434:Early Ambulation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010329:Patella / Q000293:injuries*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011379:Prognosis