The Postoperative Patellofemoral Joint: Expected Radiological Appearances and Complications

Stanton, Ian; White, Lawrence M.; Satchithananda, Keshthra; Compson, Jon; Elias, David A.

doi:10.1067/j.cpradiol.2005.12.001

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Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 55-64, March 2006

The Postoperative Patellofemoral Joint: Expected Radiological Appearances and Complications

Ian Stanton, MBBS (FRCR)
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Kings College Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
Lawrence M. White, MD (FRCPC)
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Toronto, Mount Sinai Hospital and the University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Keshthra Satchithananda, MBBS (FRCR)
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Kings College Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
Jon Compson, MBBS (FRCS)
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kings College Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
David A. Elias, MBBS (FRCR)
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Kings College Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
- Reprint requests: David A. Elias, MBBS, FRCR, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Kings College Hospital NHS Trust, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, United Kingdom.

The following learning objectives will be covered in this article: (1) To briefly review the range of surgical options for patellofemoral joint disorders; and (2) to recognize the expected appearances and complications of the postoperative patellofemoral joint on conventional radiography and cross sectional imaging.