In 1978, Morscher [22] obtained good results using a longitudinal osteotomy-opening wedge of the patella for patients with severe patellofemoral pain. The pain relief was attributed to a ...

Some patellofemoral pain can result if a soccer player's kneecap is abnormally aligned. If the patella is not correctly aligned, it may come under excessive stress, particularly with vigorous ...

Patellofemoral pain syndrome happens when an individual's nervous system senses there's pain in the bone and soft tissues ...

It is an MPFL insufficiency or MPFL tear. An MPFL is a medial patella femoral ligament injury. The MPFL is part of the structural restraints of the kneecap (patella) which keeps the patella from ...

An 84-year-old female patient, while turning in bed at night, suffered shooting pains and knee locking in the right knee with apparent patella luxation, which made a loud bang when reduced by the ...

as the patella may be brought to lie in its groove; however, new contact areas are introduced. This can produce significant pain as an area of cartilage not previously in contact with another surface ...

Overweight patients incur notably higher patellofemoral contact stresses during activities that require increased knee flexion, potentiating the risk of patellar fracture. Six of 14 (43% ...

Chondromalacia patella is damaged or softened cartilage ... This type of pain is also referred to as runner's knee, or ...

identifies in the context of a technically carefully conducted systematic literature search eight risk factors regarding the risk of recurrent dislocation after primary patellar dislocation (age ...

"Finally, patients with knee pain from patellofemoral arthritis and chondromalacia of the patella have a new treatment option that avoids more complex surgeries such as a tibial tubercle osteotomy ...

Three-dimensional kinematics of the thigh, shank and patella segments were quantified using retro reflective markers via an eight camera motion capture system which operated at 250 Hz. In addition to ...