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Classroom classification

百科

Patellofemoral cartilage injury

骨外科

Common symptoms

推髌抗阻痛、髌周指压痛、骨软化、髌后疼痛、髌后捻发音

The pathology of disease

Patellofemoral cartilage injury (chondromalacia patellae) is anterior knee pain; worse stairs/sitting; young; runners; physical therapy; orthopedics/sports.

Symptoms

Anterior knee pain; worse stairs/squatting/sitting; young; runners; patellar crepitus; no swelling usually

Causes

Patellofemoral maltracking; quadriceps imbalance; overuse; cartilage softening.

Treatment

Physical therapy (vastus medialis); activity modification; NSAIDs; orthopedics/sports; rare surgery

Dept

Orthopedics / sports medicine / physical therapy.

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