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Prescribing quality patellofemoral rehabilitation before advocating operative care.

Bhave A, Baker E

Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, 2401 West Belvedere Avenue, Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21215, USA; Department of Physical Therapy, University of Maryland, 100 Penn Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.

In this article we discuss causes of patellofemoral dysfunction, the treatment algorithm of nonsurgical therapy modalities, and what constitutes a quality rehabilitation protocol for a patient with patellofemoral dysfunction.

Published 8 July 2008 in Orthop Clin North Am, 39(3): 275-85.
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