In patients with bipartite patella this pull is usually on the bone of the bipartite fragment of the upper, outer patella. Simply cutting the vastus lateralis attachment reduces the constant pull on the bony fragment. Healing of the two bony fragments may occur as a result of the decreased tension.
A QMP is a DA-level bar to reenlistment affecting senior NCOs and not intended to berehabilitative. It means you have been identified through a DA screening program as failing tomeet the Army standards for performance, conduct, attitude, and potential for advancement..
A q-value is a false discovery rate (FDR) analogue of the p-value, with the former only defined in the context of multiple testing, whereas the latter is defined on a single test. Consequently, a 20% threshold for q-values is much more stringent than a 20% threshold for p-values in classical statistics.