title: Advancement of the tibial tuberosity for patellar pain. A 5-year follow-up.
abstract: During the period 1978-1984, 38 patients aged 23-55 years were treated for patellofemoral pain by the Maquet procedure. The mean postoperative observation time was 5(3-9) years. Thirty-three of the 38 patients were available for follow-up including functional and activity scoring, clinical examination, and Cybex II dynamometer muscle-strength measurement. Ten patients improved, 17 were unchanged, and 6 were worse. Characteristic for the improved group was Grades III and IV chondromalacia - mainly involving the lateral facet - whereas the group with no improvement or deterioration exhibited a low-grade chondromalacia, chiefly affecting the medial patellar facet.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Trondheim University Hospital, Norway.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Engebretsen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Svenningsen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Benum
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D010329:Patella; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013977:Tibia / Q000601:surgery*