Pailthorpe C A, Milner S, Sims M M
Royal Army Medical College, Millbank, London.
J R Army Med Corps. 1991 Jun;137(2):76-9. doi: 10.1136/jramc-137-02-04.
The aim of this study was to assess the impact of patellectomy on the service career of soldiers. Information on 184 individuals on whom patellectomy was performed between 1981 and 1986, was retrieved from computer records. The criterion for success of the operation was the recovery to a fully fit category. Fifty three patients (29%) regained full fitness. The outcome of patellectomies performed for chondromalacia patellae and osteoarthritis appears to be worse than that for patellar fractures.
本研究的目的是评估髌骨切除术对士兵服役生涯的影响。从计算机记录中检索了1981年至1986年间接受髌骨切除术的184人的信息。手术成功的标准是恢复到完全健康的类别。53名患者（29%）恢复了完全健康。因髌骨软化症和骨关节炎进行的髌骨切除术的结果似乎比髌骨骨折的情况更差。
