Patellofemoral arthritis is a rarer form of knee arthritis in which the arthritic degeneration affects only the patellofemoral compartment of the knee joint. As with other patellofemoral joint ...
together with the lateral compartment on the outside of the knee and the medial compartment on the inside, the patellofemoral joint is supported and stabilized by a complex network of ligaments, ...
The inside part of the knee is known as the medial compartment, the outside forms the lateral compartment and the area between the kneecap and femur is called the patellofemoral compartment. When the ...
Medial compartment OA is most often associated ... and unicompartmental and knee”, “osteoarthritis and patellofemoral and knee”, and “osteoarthritis and (arthroplasty or replacement ...
and/or patellofemoral compartments of the knee. Inclusion criteria were Kellgren grade 0–II, osteoarthritis confirmed by a baseline MRI (some patients also having other intra-articular pathology ...
This paper investigates the possible role of mechanical stress in the development of the osteoarthrotic lesions frequently observed in the patellofemoral compartment of the knee joint. First the ...
When soccer players suffer from pain around the front of their knee, they are likely experiencing a condition known as patellofemoral pain. This pain may be caused by soft cartilage under the ...
Patients suffering from later-stage cartilage degeneration of the patellofemoral compartment of the knee will be implanted with the LIFT device and compared against a control group. Patients in ...
Results Symptomatic knee OA was present in 177 individuals ... However, the prevalence differed across locations within the joint. In the tibiofemoral and patellofemoral compartment, osteophytes were ...
narrowing in each compartment; varus/valgus angulation; patellofemoral subluxation; attrition; and chondrocalcinosis using a standard atlas, direct measurement, or visual assessment. For analysis, one ...
The inside part of the knee is known as the medial compartment, the outside forms the lateral compartment and the area between the kneecap and femur is called the patellofemoral compartment.