Is the Caton-Deschamps Index a Valuable Ratio to Investigate Patellar Height in Children?

BACKGROUND:Patellar height variations can be responsible for many functional disorders in children. The Caton-Deschamps index to measure patellar height has been described for adults. Our goal was to determine Caton-Deschamps index values in a pediatric population. METHODS:Lateral radiographs of the...

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Published in:	Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume Vol. 93; no. 8; p. e35
Main Authors:	Thévenin-Lemoine, Camille, Ferrand, Mathieu, Courvoisier, Aurélien, Damsin, Jean-Paul, Ducou le Pointe, Hubert, Vialle, Raphaël
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Boston, MA Copyright by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Incorporated 20-04-2011 Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Incorporated
Subjects:	Adolescent Anthropometry - methods Biological and medical sciences Child Diseases of the osteoarticular system Female Humans Knee Joint - anatomy & histology Knee Joint - diagnostic imaging Male Medical sciences Orthopedic surgery Orthopedics - methods Patella - anatomy & histology Patella - diagnostic imaging Patellar Ligament - anatomy & histology Patellar Ligament - diagnostic imaging Radiography Reproducibility of Results Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Human Orthopedic surgery Treatment Patella Body size Corporal biometry Child
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