Anterior knee pain (AKP), referred to as chronic pain perceived in the anterior aspect of the knee following exclusion of other objective causes of pain, is one of the most common and most challenging knee problems to treat. So, in reality it is a diagnosis of exclusion. It affects physically active individuals between the ages of 15 and 30, females being more likely to develop it. These patien...

abstract background and aim: lack of balance in pattern and activity of quadriceps and hamstring muscles increases the risk of anterior cruciate ligament injury (acl). the purpose of the present study was to investigate the changes in pattern and activity of vastus medialis and semitendinosusmuscles in landing from different heights and to understand if these changes will increase the risk of a...

Anterior knee pain is a frequent, yet relevant, symptom since mediopatellar plicae are found in approximately 20% of normal knees. We report the rare case of a painful mediopatellar plica and cord-like structure complex covering the suprapatellar pouch in the knee joint. The patient was a 13-year-old girl who complained of left anterior knee pain with restricted range of motion that had started...