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Medial Reefing in Chronic Potential Patellar Instability

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Patellofemoral Pain, Instability, and Arthritis

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Patellar problems are relatively frequent in young and active patients. Since they include different situations a precise classification is needed. We believe that the one proposed by Dejour [4] is useful for a precise diagnosis and correct treatment. It includes three groups: the objective patellar instability (OPI), the potential patellar instability (PPI) and the painful patellar syndrome (PPS).

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  1. Science of Health Orthopaedic Department, Molise University, De Sanctis street, Campobasso, Italy

    Alfredo Schiavone Panni MD, Simone Cerciello MD & Michele Vasso MD

  2. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy

    Andrea Palombi MD

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  1. Alfredo Schiavone Panni MD
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Correspondence to Alfredo Schiavone Panni MD .

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  1. "Centro di Ricerca ""Codivilla-Putti""", Lab. Biomeccanica, Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli, Via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, 40136, Italy

    Stefano Zaffagnini

  2. Clinique de la Sauvegante, COROLYON, Avenue Ben Gurion 8, Lyon, 69009, France

    David Dejour

  3. Dept. Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Riverside Ave. S. 2450, Minneapolis, 55454, USA

    Elizabeth A. Arendt

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Panni, A.S., Cerciello, S., Vasso, M., Palombi, A. (2010). Medial Reefing in Chronic Potential Patellar Instability. In: Zaffagnini, S., Dejour, D., Arendt, E. (eds) Patellofemoral Pain, Instability, and Arthritis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-05424-2_19

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