Patellofemoral Pain, Instability, and Arthritis: Clinical Presentation, Imaging, and Treatment

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Pathophysiology of Anterior Knee Pain....Pages 1-16
Pathophysiology of Lateral Patellar Dislocation....Pages 17-27
Natural History of Patellofemoral Dislocations....Pages 29-34
Clinical Presentation of Patellofemoral Disorders....Pages 35-39
Clinical Examination of the Patellofemoral Patient....Pages 41-49
Standard X-Ray Examination: Patellofemoral Disorders....Pages 51-59
Patellar Height: Which Index?....Pages 61-67
Stress Radiographs in the Diagnosis of Patellofemoral Instability....Pages 69-72
Computed Tomography and Arthro-CT Scan in Patellofemoral Disorders....Pages 73-78
MRI Analysis of Patellla Instability Factors....Pages 79-89
MRI of the Patellofemoral Articular Cartilage....Pages 91-98
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome: The Value of Pinhole and SPECT Scintigraphic Imaging and Quantitative Measurements of Bone Mineral Equivalent Density with Quantitative Computed Tomography....Pages 99-103
Gait Analysis in Patients with Patellofemoral Disorders....Pages 105-110
Iatrogenic Anterior Knee Pain with Special Emphasis on the Clinical, Radiographical, Histological, Ultrastructural and Biochemical Aspects After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Ipsilateral Autografts....Pages 111-122
Non-operative Treatment of Patellofemoral Pain: Role of Physical Therapy....Pages 123-137
Lateral Release of the Lateral Patellar Retinaculum: Literature Review for Select Patellofemoral Disorders....Pages 139-147
Medial Side Patellofemoral Anatomy: Surgical Implications in Patellofemoral Instability....Pages 149-152
Arthroscopic Medial Reefing in Acute Patellar Dislocation....Pages 153-158
Medial Reefing in Chronic Potential Patellar Instability....Pages 159-163
Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction Indications and Surgical Technique....Pages 165-174
MPFL Reconstruction: The Adductor Sling Approach....Pages 175-179
Importance and Radiographic Identification of the Femoral Insertion in Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction....Pages 181-183
MPTL (Medial Patellotibial Ligament) Reconstruction....Pages 185-192
Distal Realignment: Medialization of Tibial Tuberosity: The Elmslie-Trillat Technique....Pages 193-201
Bony Surgery Distal Realignment Surgery for Episodic Patellar Dislocations....Pages 203-208
Trochlear Lengthening Osteotomy with or Without Elevation of the Lateral Trochlear Facet....Pages 209-215
Proximal Open Trochleoplasty (Grooveplasty)....Pages 217-224
Deepening Trochleoplasty for Patellar Instability....Pages 225-232
Arthroscopic Deepening Trochleoplasty for Patella Instability....Pages 233-236
The Role of Limb Rotational Osteotomy in the Treatment of Patellofemoral Dysfunction....Pages 237-244
Long-Term Results After Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation in Cartilage Lesions of the Patellofemoral Joint....Pages 245-254
Novel Nano-composite Multilayered Biomaterial for the Treatment of Patellofemoral Cartilage Lesions....Pages 255-262
Isolated Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis: Natural History and Clinical Presentation....Pages 263-270
The Nonoperative Treatment of Patellofemoral Arthritis....Pages 271-274
Current Concepts Regarding Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy....Pages 275-277
Isolated Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis: Prosthetic Indications....Pages 279-285
Post-operative Management of Surgeries Aimed at Correcting Patellofemoral Instability: Results of an International Surgeon Survey....Pages 287-296
Errors and Complications in Patellofemoral Surgery....Pages 297-306
Trochleoplasty for Symptomatic Trochlear Dysplasia in the Skeletally Immature Patient with Review of Fetal Anatomy....Pages 307-310
Patellofemoral Disorders in the Skeletally Immature Patients....Pages 311-319
Back Matter....Pages 321-331