Sulcus-deepening trochleoplasty may address patellar instability for skeletally immature patients with open distal femoral physes. Image: Adobe Stock At the time of surgery, male patients (n = 5 ...

Sulcus diameter measurements using ultrasound biomicroscopy were found to be more precise than those obtained via automated horizontal white-to-white diameter measurement, according to a study.

"The cortical sulcus appears uniquely vulnerable to head impacts, with pronounced neurodegenerative changes occurring in these regions," said corresponding author Thor Stein, MD, PhD, a ...