Open AccessChondromalacia Patella among Military Recruits with Anterior Knee Pain: Prevalence and Association with Patellofemoral Malalignment
Author(s) -
Meltem Özdemir,
Rasime Pelin Kavak
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/ortho.ijortho_655_18
Subject(s) - medicine , sulcus , patella , anterior knee pain , patellofemoral joint , magnetic resonance imaging , chondromalacia , patellofemoral pain syndrome , orthodontics , anatomy , radiology , pathology , alternative medicine
The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of chondromalacia patella (CMP) and to evaluate its relation with trochlear morphometric and patellofemoral alignment measurements as well as with edema in superolateral region of Hoffa's fat pad (SHFP) in military recruits with anterior knee pain (AKP).