The Knee
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 24-29 , January 2011

Combined lateral retinacular release with drilling chondroplasty for treatment of patellofemoral osteoarthritis associated with patellar malalignment in elderly patients

  • Chi-Chuan Wu

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Orthopedics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 5 Fu-Hsin St., 333, Taoyuan, Taiwan. Tel.: +886 3 3281200x2423; fax: +886 3 3278113.

Received 28 August 2009 ,Revised 27 December 2009 ,Accepted 6 January 2010.

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The Knee
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 24-29 , January 2011

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