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Treatment of Patellofemoral Disorders in Skeletally Immature Athlete

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Patellofemoral problems are frequently encountered in adolescents and may affect daily activities and even limit athletic activities [1]. The two most common forms of these problems are patellofemoral instability and patellofemoral pain syndrome. Success in treatment program depends on a precise understanding of the origin or underlying cause of the patellofemoral problem. In this brief review, the current literature for treatment of immature and adolescent athletes with patellofemoral disorders were reviewed.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

    Mahmut Nedim Doral & Egemen Turhan

  2. Department of Sports Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

    Mahmut Nedim Doral & Defne Kaya

  3. Department of Sports Medicine, Gaziantep Dr. Ersin Arslan State Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey

    Gürhan Dönmez

  4. Clínica do Dragão – Espregueira-Mendes Sports Centre – FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, F.C. Porto Stadium, 4350-415, Porto, Portugal

    João Espregueira-Mendes

  5. ICVS/3B’s Research Group – Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Caldas das Taipas, Guimarães, Portugal

    João Espregueira-Mendes

  6. Department of Orthopaedics, Minho University, Braga, Portugal

    João Espregueira-Mendes

  7. Orthopaedic Arthroscopic Surgery International (O.A.S.I.) Bioresearch Foundation, Gobbi N.P.O., Milan, Italy

    Alberto Gobbi

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  2. Medical Centre of Excellence, Clínica do Dragão – Espregueira- Mendes Sports Centre – FIFA, Porto, Portugal

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Doral, M.N., Turhan, E., Dönmez, G., Kaya, D., Espregueira-Mendes, J., Gobbi, A. (2014). Treatment of Patellofemoral Disorders in Skeletally Immature Athlete. In: Gobbi, A., Espregueira-Mendes, J., Nakamura, N. (eds) The Patellofemoral Joint. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54965-6_26

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