Comprehensive approach to patellar pathology.
As investigators continue to report new realignment operations, controversy persists regarding the selection of procedures for patients with intractable patellar pain.  This report summarizes an approach to the patella involving well-documented operations used in individualized combinations tailored to each patient.  The outline of the decision-making process is reviewed.
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Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York.
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000379:methods*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D010329:Patella / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography