Scintigraphic assessment of patellar vascularity in total knee replacement surgeries following lateral release

Scintigraphic assessment of patellar vascularity in total knee replacement surgeries following lateral release

For a total knee replacement (TKR) to function well, the patella must track centrally in the trochlear groove. Lateral retinacular release (LR) is performed as an integral step in TKR to avoid maltracking. Patellar resurfacing and infra patellar fat pad excision are other small surgical procedures p...

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Main Authors: Padma Subramanyam, P Shanmuga Sundaram, Narasimha Rao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-07-01
Series:Avicenna Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
lateral release
patellar ischemia
tc methylene diphosphonate bone scan
total knee replacement
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2231-0770.102277

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