Chronic lateral patella tracking is strongly associated with quadriceps external rotation in relation to the femoral shaft and not with wasting of the vastus medialis.

PURPOSE: Quadriceps tendon malalignment has been closely linked to chronic lateral patella tracking and the development of lateral patellar facet osteoarthritis. The underlying deformity of the quadriceps muscle associated with quadriceps tendon mala…

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