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Observations on the intrinsic blood supply to the human patella: disruption correlated with articular surface
R N Slater1, J D Spencer, M A Churchill
1Department of Anatomy, United Medical School, Guy's Hospital, London.
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
|October 1, 1991
Abstract:
The intrinsic blood supplies of 13 human patellae with varying degrees of articular surface degeneration were studied by perfusion techniques. Disruption of the normal pattern of arterial arcades correlated with increasing surface wear.