Patellectomy

Volume: 26 Number: 5 September 11, 2006
  • Mustafa Nuzumlali
  • Semih Gur
  • Erdogan Altinel
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Patellectomy

Abstract

Patella has a very important role in extension of the knee by supplementing the continuity of quadriceps mechanism and Iengthening quadriceps moment arm. Patellectomy diminishes the extension power of knee, starts degenerative changes in the joint and causes poor cosmetic appearance of the knee. Patellectomy must not be the first selected indication for the treatment of different knee pathological conditions.

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Mustafa Nuzumlali This is me

Semih Gur This is me

Erdogan Altinel This is me

Publication Date

September 11, 2006

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March 6, 2014

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Year 1992 Volume: 26 Number: 5

APA
Nuzumlali, M., Gur, S., & Altinel, E. (2006). Patellectomy. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 26(5), 361-363. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v26i5.1377
AMA
1.Nuzumlali M, Gur S, Altinel E. Patellectomy. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;26(5):361-363. doi:10.3944/aott.v26i5.1377
Chicago
Nuzumlali, Mustafa, Semih Gur, and Erdogan Altinel. 2006. “Patellectomy”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 26 (5): 361-63. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v26i5.1377.
EndNote
Nuzumlali M, Gur S, Altinel E (September 1, 2006) Patellectomy. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 26 5 361–363.
IEEE
[1]M. Nuzumlali, S. Gur, and E. Altinel, “Patellectomy”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 26, no. 5, pp. 361–363, Sept. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v26i5.1377.
ISNAD
Nuzumlali, Mustafa - Gur, Semih - Altinel, Erdogan. “Patellectomy”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 26/5 (September 1, 2006): 361-363. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v26i5.1377.
JAMA
1.Nuzumlali M, Gur S, Altinel E. Patellectomy. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;26:361–363.
MLA
Nuzumlali, Mustafa, et al. “Patellectomy”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 26, no. 5, Sept. 2006, pp. 361-3, doi:10.3944/aott.v26i5.1377.
Vancouver
1.Mustafa Nuzumlali, Semih Gur, Erdogan Altinel. Patellectomy. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Sep. 1;26(5):361-3. doi:10.3944/aott.v26i5.1377