title: Evaluation of the results of extensor mechanism reconstruction.
abstract: One hundred sixteen patients underwent extensor mechanism reconstruction. Ninety-four returned at followup (3 to 11 years after surgery). Twenty-two patients were lost to followup. Subjectively, 74% of the patients had either an excellent or good result and 26% either a fair or poor result. We found retrospectively, that the patients with either fair or poor results had a stable or only mildly unstable patella preoperatively.
authors: First Orthopaedic Clinic, University of Rome, Italy.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Cerullo
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Puddu
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Conteduca
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Ferretti
authors: P P
authors: PP
authors: Mariani
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D007719:Knee Joint; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010329:Patella / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies