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. 1978;19(4):578-84.
doi: 10.1177/028418517801900404.

Patella alta and gonarthrosis

S Ahlbäck, S Mattsson

Patella alta and gonarthrosis

S Ahlbäck et al. Acta Radiol Diagn (Stockh). 1978.

Abstract

The frequency of patella alta as defined by the method of Insall & Salvati in knees with femoro-patellar osteoarthrosis was determined. Patella alta was six times as frequent in knees with osteoarthrosis than in those with a normal femoro-patellar joint. Patella alta is more common in women and is often bilateral.

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