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McAlindon, T.E., Snow, S., Cooper, C. and Dieppe, P.A. (1992) Radiographic Patterns of Osteoarthritis of the Knee Joint in the Community: The Importance of the Patellofemoral Joint. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 51, 844-849.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ard.51.7.844

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• TITLE: Patellaplasty, as an Alternative to Replacing Patella in Total Knee Arthroplasty

  AUTHORS: Sanjay Agarwala, Anshul Sobti, Siddhant Naik

  KEYWORDS: Patellaplasty, Electrocautery, Power Saw, Total Knee Arthroplasty

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Orthopedics, Vol.5 No.9, September 8, 2015

  ABSTRACT: Aim: In tricompartmental osteoarthritis of the knee, the patellofemoral articulation is severely affected due to degenerative changes. Patellaplasty is done as a part of total knee arthroplasty in these cases to smoothen the articular surface of patella. However, an ideal technique with easy reproducibility has been scarcely reported for the same. Method: We describe a method of using electrocautery and power saw with thin blades for patellaplasty. Results: Using this technique, we have produced results, which are comparable with cases where patellar resurfacing has been done. Conclusion: This described method for patellaplasty is easy with good reproducibility.