Patella Baja
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Other Names
- Patella Baja
- Low Riding Patella
- Patella Infera
Introduction
- Radiographic finding characterized by an abnormally low riding patella
- See acutely with quadriceps rupture and/or with chronic extensor tendon dysfunction
Standard Views
- See on the standard lateral view of the knee
Pathology
- Quadriceps Tendon Rupture
- Quadriceps Tendinosis
- Patellar Tendinosis
- Quadriceps dysfunction:
- Poliomyelitis
- Tourniquet paralysis
- Surgical/ Post Op
- Fractures
- Osteotomies
- Tibial tubercle transplant
- ACL repair
- Total Knee Replacement: seen in 25% of patients[2]
- Achondroplasia
Evidence
Measurement for Determining Patellar Height
- Insall Salvati Ratio
- Blackburne-Peel ratio
- Norman, Egund and Ekelund method
- Caton-Linclau method
- Blumensaat technique
See Also
References
- ↑ Hartline, Braden E., et al. "Synthetic mesh reconstruction of chronic, native quadriceps tendon disruptions following failed primary repair." Case Reports in Orthopedics 2021.1 (2021): 5525319.
- ↑ Weale AE, Murray DW, Newman JH et-al. The length of the patellar tendon after unicompartmental and total knee replacement. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1999;81 (5): 790-5.