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Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction for Patellar Instability in a Patient with Below-Knee Amputation: A

Irmak Kavcı1, Melekper Elcil Kaya Biçer

  • 1Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.

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Keywords:
MPFLamputeespatellar instabilitytrochlear dysplasia

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