title: Treatment of the patellar syndrome in non dislocated patellae.
abstract: Forty patients who had previously been treated in a conservative way, were operated. The surgery involved the section of the external lateral patella expansion. When reviewing the patients the following criteria were taken into considerations: subjective symptomatology, clinical and radiological examinations as well as the time factor in taking up work again. The results after operation were as follows: 87% good or excellent and 13% mediocre.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D059408:Pain Management; D010329:Patella / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D013577:Syndrome; D014938:Work Capacity Evaluation