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Ji Hoon Kwak1, Jae Ang Sim, Nam Ki Kim
1Department of Orthopedics, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Incheon, Korea.
Knee Surgery & Related Research
|May 10, 2012
Abstract:
Habitual dislocation of patella is a rare disorder. Sometimes it is associated with angular deformity such as genu valgum. We experienced habitual patella dislocation associated with genu valgum that was treated with corrective osteotomy of distal femur and soft tissue realignment procedure including lateral release and medial reefing.
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