Healthful Hints: Iliotibial band syndrome a pain in the knee Jul 29, 2008
The list of other problems to consider in the differential diagnosis includes hamstring strain, medial and lateral collateral ligament injury, cartilage injury, other muscle/fibrous tissue pain, arthritis, bursitis, patellofemoral syndrome, joint sprain, referred pain from spine and stress fracture. That s all. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Surgery Doesn't Relieve Knee-Cap Pain Dec 22, 2007
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who suffer chronic knee pain known as patellofemoral pain syndrome are unlikely to get any more benefits from surgery than from home-based exercises, a new study suggests. Patellofemoral pain syndrome, involves chronic pain in or around the knee cap, also called the patella ... However, in the new study, Finnish researchers found no evidence that arthroscopic surgery benefited patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome any more than exercise alone. (MEDLINEplus)
Chronic Knee Pain: Is Surgery The Only Solution? Dec 14, 2007
13, 2007) The results of a study published in the online open access journal, BMC Medicine indicate that sufferers of chronic patellofemoral syndrome (PFPS), a chronic pain in the front part of the knee, gain no extra benefit from surgery ... Patellofemoral pain syndrome is often treated with arthroscopic surgery, in which equipment inserted through small incisions in the knee is used to both diagnose the cause of the problem and attempt to fix it ... Article: Knee arthroscopy and exercise... (Science Daily)
Key hole surgery no better than conservative management Dec 14, 2007
Knee arthroscopy and exercise versus exercise only for chronic patellofemoral pain syndrome: a randomized controlled trial ... Arthroscopy is often used to treat patients with chronic patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) ... The primary outcome was the Kujala score on patellofemoral pain and function at 9 months following randomization. (BioMed Central)
Kneecap problems most common Nov 14, 2007
The joint where the patella and the femur come together is called the patellofemoral joint ... In other words, the actual anatomical alignment of the patient's body can predispose their patella to track or ride a little bit more toward the outer (lateral) part of the patellofemoral joint, i.e. on the outer part of the groove in the femur where the patella sits ... There are some cartilage replacement/growing techniques, but they are usually only for small areas and notoriously don't do well in... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
When the Patient Is a GooglerA well-informed patient can be a good thing, so long as he or she's got the right kind of information Nov 9, 2007
But treating her condition, which was chronic patellofemoral pain, would test the mettle of patient and surgeon. What we have doesn't work very well nor very quickly. (Time.com)
ASK THE SPORTS DOC: KNEE NEEDS Nov 8, 2007
The knee joint has three main compartments: inner (medial), outer (lateral), and kneecap (patellofemoral). A total knee replacement involves cutting bone in all the compartments and replacing it with metal and plastic. (Suffolk News Herald, VA)
Knee, hip most commonly replaced joints Jun 20, 2007
The knee actually has three compartments one on the medial (or inner side of the knee), one on the lateral (outer side of the knee) and one underneath the kneecap, i.e. the patellofemoral compartment ... Patellofemoral hemi arthroplasty to replace the neecap joint is much less common and much less successful. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Biofeedback On Abnormal Mechanics Lowers Risk For Stress Fractures, Pain Under Kneecap May 2, 2007
The two studies underway in Dr. Davis' laboratory now are with runners who were selected for the study because they were experiencing or had been identified as high risk for one of the two most common running-related injuries: tibial stress fractures (microfractures of the lower leg bone) and patellofemoral pain syndrome (pain under the kneecap) ... Dr. Davis' earlier gait mechanics studies had found that individuals with kneecap pain (patellofemoral pain syndrome) demonstrate poor hip... (Science Daily)
Do men and women diet differently? Feb 3, 2007
And the cruelest thing of all was that I had to stop running because I was getting terrible patellofemoral syndrome and had pain even walking. You know what the doctor told me. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Exercise Neither Causes Nor Prevents Knee Osteoarthritis Feb 1, 2007
Radiographs were read for osteoarthritis features in both tibiofemoral and patellofemoral compartments and were scored for tibiofemoral joint-space narrowing, using the Kellgren and Lawrence scale. Of 2,259 knees eligible for incident radiographic osteoarthritis, 215 (9. (MedPage Today)
Dr. Suzanne Tanner combines her love of athletics with a career helping others Jan 10, 2007
A: Patellofemoral pain. That refers to pain around the front of the knee at the knee cap. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Smoking Worsens Knee Osteoarthritis Dec 12, 2006
Cartilage loss over follow-up, based on knee MRIs, was determined at the tibiofemoral joint (the connection between the thighbone and shinbone) and the patellofemoral joint (the junction of the knee cap and the thigh bone) in the knees, and a scoring tool was used to assess knee pain severity ... 5 fold increased risk of cartilage loss at the patellofemoral joint compared to the men who had quit smoking or never smoked. (Science Daily)
Health Highlights: Dec. 8, 2006 Dec 11, 2006
5-fold increased risk of cartilage loss at the patellofemoral joint, located between the knee cap and thigh bone. "This is a novel finding. Previous studies showed no association between cigarette smoking and knee osteoarthritis or even a protective effect of smoking," said Dr. Shreyasee Amin, a clinical rheumatologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. (Forbes)
Smokers risk osteoarthritis: study Dec 8, 2006
Risk of cartilage loss at the patellofemoral joint found between the knee cap and thigh bone increased 2. 5-fold compared with nonsmokers, the study showed. (CBC British Columbia)
Exercises for a weak-kneed feeling Nov 27, 2006
Those who had the strongest quadriceps had the least cartilage loss at the patellofemoral joint behind the kneecap, Amin says. Those with the weakest quadriceps had about 20% cartilage loss over time, whereas those with a medium amount of quadriceps strength had just slightly more. (Los Angeles Times)
Mayo researchers note that stronger leg muscles can protect against knee osteoarthritis Nov 15, 2006
Based on these MRIs, researchers determined how much cartilage loss occurred over time at the two joints of the knee: the tibiofemoral joint, where the thigh bone (femur) meets the lower leg bone (tibia); and the patellofemoral joint, behind the kneecap (patella) ... Analyzing these measurements, researchers observed that participants who had greater quadriceps strength had less cartilage loss within the lateral compartment of the patellofemoral joint, which is frequently affected by OA.. (EurekAlert!)
Hip Exercises Aid Common Knee Problem Apr 25, 2006
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with chronic knee pain known as patellofemoral pain syndrome may find relief from exercises that strengthen and stretch the hip muscles, research suggests ... Patellofemoral pain occurs under and around the kneecap, and often worsens after activity or long periods of sitting with the knees bent ... As it moves, the kneecap tracks along the groove of the thigh bone, and incorrect alignment between these bones is thought to play a major role in patellofemoral... (MEDLINEplus)
