Open AccessPhysical Examination and Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome: an Updated Review
Author(s) -
Donald Kasiti,
Weixian Li,
Eric Xue Song Wang,
Michael Fredericson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.43
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1935-973X
pISSN - 1935-9748
DOI - 10.1007/s12178-021-09730-7
Subject(s) - patellofemoral pain syndrome , physical examination , medicine , physical therapy , weakness , sports medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , knee pain , patella , surgery , osteoarthritis , pathology , alternative medicine
Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) accounts for 25 to 40% of all knee disorders. Diagnosis of PFPS is primarily based on history and physical examination, but the findings on physical examination are often subtle and do not consistently correlate with symptoms described. Yoon and Fredericson published a review article in 2006 detailing the physical examination maneuvers most frequently used to assist clinicians in the accurate diagnosis and treatment of PFPS, and our aim in this review is to provide an update on this previous article focusing on the literature published over the past 15 years regarding the topic.