Anterior knee pain and/or radiological evidence of degeneration of the patellofemoral joint are considered to be contraindications to unicompartmental knee replacement. The aim of this study was to determine whether this is the case. Between January 2000 and September 2003, in 100 knees (91 patients) in which Oxford unicompartmental knee replacements were undertaken for anteromedial osteoarthri...

UNLABELLED Aim of this study is to determine the clinical effect of circumpatellar electrocautery on cases undergoing non-resurfaced total knee arthroplasty. PATIENTS AND METHODS 184 patients undergoing non-resurfaced total knee arthroplasty were included and randomized into two, patient and outcome assessor-blinded, parallel groups: 92 patient in denervation group & 92 patients in no-denerva...

Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) [2] PFPS is a diagnosis of exclusion and is defined as pain behind or around the patella. It is synonymous with the term retro-patellar pain and has in the past been referred to as chondromalacia patellae. It is caused by compressive forces in the patellofemoral joint (PFJ). PFPS is very common. Symptoms are usually provoked by climbing or descending stairs, ...

BACKGROUND Patellofemoral pain syndrome is a descriptive term applied to patients with nonspecific anterior knee pain, and is the most common knee problem. The pain in most patellofemoral disorders is generalized to the anterior part of the knee. One important concept in patellofemoral joint function is the quadriceps angle (Q-angle). Theoretically, a higher Q-angle increases the lateral pull o...

General description: The Anterior Knee Pain Scale (AKPS) – sometimes called the Kujala Scale (Kujala et al 1993) is a 13-item knee-specific self-report questionnaire. It documents response to six activities thought to be associated specifically with anterior knee pain syndrome (walking, running, jumping, climbing stairs, squatting, and sitting for prolonged periods with knees bent), as well as ...

Troublesome anterior knee pain is a common problem in active adolescents and young adults and the complex of symptoms is well known. From a clinical viewpoint it is convenient to consider the causes under the headings of ‘Distinct’ and ‘Obscure’ (Table I). The first group consists mainly of focal lesions which can be clinically and radiologically defined and for which local treatment can be app...

Full article available online at Healio.com/Orthopedics. Search: 20140225-52 Chronic anterior knee pain is the most common complication after tibial nail insertion. Its etiology remains unknown, and multifactorial sources have been suggested. The authors believe that nail prominence and the insertion point of the nail are important in the development of anterior knee pain. The purpose of this r...