TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of Patellar Shape in the Sagittal Plane
T2 - A Clinical Analysis
AU - Grelsamer, Ronald P.
AU - Proctor, Christopher S.
AU - Bazos, Andrew N.
PY - 1994/1
Y1 - 1994/1
N2 - A prospective study of 564 patients was performed to assess the correlation between patellar shape as seen on a lateral radiograph and 1) patellar pain and 2) the radiologic determination of patellar height. A classifica tion of patellar shape was developed based on the ratio of the patellar length to the length of the articular sur face. Three classification types were established, in cluding the “long-nosed,” “Cyrano” type. Patients were placed into one of two groups based on the presence or absence of patellar pain. Lateral radiographs were evaluated for patellar height using two published indi ces. A significantly larger portion of Type II and Type III patellae was found in patients with patellar pain. More over, accepted measures of patellar height have to be used with caution in the presence of unusual patellar shapes.
AB - A prospective study of 564 patients was performed to assess the correlation between patellar shape as seen on a lateral radiograph and 1) patellar pain and 2) the radiologic determination of patellar height. A classifica tion of patellar shape was developed based on the ratio of the patellar length to the length of the articular sur face. Three classification types were established, in cluding the “long-nosed,” “Cyrano” type. Patients were placed into one of two groups based on the presence or absence of patellar pain. Lateral radiographs were evaluated for patellar height using two published indi ces. A significantly larger portion of Type II and Type III patellae was found in patients with patellar pain. More over, accepted measures of patellar height have to be used with caution in the presence of unusual patellar shapes.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0028082004&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/036354659402200111
DO - 10.1177/036354659402200111
M3 - Article
C2 - 8129112
AN - SCOPUS:0028082004
SN - 0363-5465
VL - 22
SP - 61
EP - 66
JO - American Journal of Sports Medicine
JF - American Journal of Sports Medicine
IS - 1
ER -