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Clinical examination of the patellofemoral joint

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operation may benefit the patient. In the

majority I perform a medial patellofemoral

ligament reconstruction, the question to answer

is do they need a trochleoplasty? On

examination the dysplasia may be palpated (if

the patient is not obese) and the severity is

associated with the type of maltracking noted.

Ultimately surgical management is decided by

quantitative measurements on images, and not

on the examination.

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