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K A Falvo

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PubMed1976

Chondromalacia Patellae. A prospective study.

In a prospective study of 105 arthrotomies for chondromalacia patellae, patella alta or an increased Q angle was found in most of the knees and was considered to be the usual cause of chondromalacia. The chondromalacia on the patella was usually centrally located with extension equally onto the medial and lateral facets. Femoral changes were uncommon. Patellar realignment together with excision of chondromalacic cartilage gave a satisfactory result in 79 per cent of the eighty-seven knees that could be followed.

Adolescent↗
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Pyrophosphate levels and magnesium oxide therapy in osteogenesis imperfecta.

Serum pyrophosphate levels were determined in 52 patients with osteogenesis imperfecta. In 19 patients the levels were increased, in 14 normal and in 19 fluctuated. No correlation with disease severity was evident. By a double blind study it was shown that neither the administration of oral magnesium oxide, nor placebo, affected the serum pyrophosphate level or the clinical course.

Adolescent↗