Chondromalacia patella is damaged or softened cartilage underneath the kneecap (patella). This condition typically occurs ...

Exercises like underwater breathing and ... and sunrise views to identify OA in the patellofemoral compartment. Severity of tibiofemoral OA will be measured using the K-L grading scale.

Background Patellofemoral pain and osteoarthritis are prevalent and associated with substantial pain and functional impairments. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are recommended for research ...

There are two main hypotheses for the cause of exercise related osteoarthritis ... Firstly, it focuses on both hip and tibiofemoral OA and does not discuss patellofemoral OA, or OA in other areas of ...

You might hear a doctor call it patellofemoral pain syndrome ... That doesn’t mean you have to give up exercise. Just try something new that won't hurt your joint. If you're a jogger, swim ...

The patellofemoral articulation is a common ... knee arthroplasty and to correlate these findings with the observed osteoarthritis on the undersurface of the patella.

For patients with severe OA, total knee arthroplasty can be a safe, rewarding and cost-effective treatment. In selected patients with isolated medial or patellofemoral OA, unicompartmental knee ...