Biologic resurfacing of the patella bone versus patellectomy
In the past years, there was a tendency to excise the patella in pathologic conditions affecting this bone. The patella has many critical effects in the function of the knee joint. For example, after its exicision the force of quadriceps muscle decreases by forty percent (40%) and the knee joint bec...
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
1995-04-01
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| Series: | Tehran University Medical Journal |
| Online Access: | http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/5946.pdf&manuscript_id=5946 |