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Prescribing quality patellofemoral rehabilitation before advocating operative care
1Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, 2401 West Belvedere Avenue, Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21215, USA. abhave@lifebridgehealth.org
The Orthopedic Clinics of North America
|July 8, 2008
Abstract:
In this article we discuss causes of patellofemoral dysfunction, the treatment algorithm of nonsurgical therapy modalities, and what constitutes a quality rehabilitation protocol for a patient with patellofemoral dysfunction.
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