title: CT-scan in the diagnosis of patellar malalignment.
abstract: Fifty-one knees with patellofemoral symptoms, but with normal conventional radiographs, were studied by CT-scan. All but five showed evidence of malalignment, and when operated on had an abnormality of the articular cartilage. The authors conclude that in many cases a CT-scan is the best diagnostic procedure for the evaluation of disorders of the patellofemoral joint.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugia Ortopedica y Traumatologia, Hospital Civil Provincial de Malaga, Spain.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Fernandez de Rota
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sanado
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Laidler
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Guerado
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Queipo de Llano
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010329:Patella / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed