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[[Category:Orthopedics]]
[[Category:Orthopedics]]

Revisión del 09:41 27 jun 2016

Background

  • Major cause of anterior knee pain (especially in women)
    • Pain comes from contact of posterior surface of patella with the femur
  • 3 major causes:
    • 1. Focal trauma (least common)
    • 2. Overuse
    • 3. Abnormal patellar tracking (due to quadriceps weakness)

Clinical Features

  • Gradual onset of unilateral, anterior knee pain, nonradiating
  • Pain worsened by prolonged knee flexion ("moviegoer syndrome") and stair climbing
  • Patellar grind test
    • Press patella away from femoral condyles while pt contracts the quadriceps
      • Sudden patellar pain and relaxation of the muscle is positive test

Diagnosis

  • Knee XR series- patella may not line up with groove of the femur on sunrise view, decreased space posterior to patella, bony erosions

Differential Diagnosis

Knee diagnoses

Acute knee injury

Nontraumatic/Subacute

Treatment

  • Conservative therapy (w/ emphasis on physical therapy and strengthening)

See Also

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