title: The measurement of patellar height: a review of the methods of imaging.
abstract: Many radiographic techniques have been described for measuring patellar height. They can be divided into two groups: those that relate the position of the patella to the femur (direct) and those that relate it to the tibia (indirect). This article looks at the methods that have been described, the logic behind their conception and the critical analyses that have been performed to test them.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Radiology, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: D A T
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Silver
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Schranz
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mandalia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010329:Patella / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D013977:Tibia / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D055815:Young Adult