TY - JOUR
T1 - The Pathophysiology of Patellofemoral Arthritis
AU - Grelsamer, Ronald P.
AU - Dejour, David
AU - Gould, Jason
PY - 2008/7
Y1 - 2008/7
N2 - Faced with a patient suffering from patellofemoral arthritis, the surgeon must determine the pathophysiology of the condition, because different causes demand different treatments. Possible causes include malalignment, patellofemoral dysplasia, patellofemoral instability, patellofemoral trauma, obesity, osteoarthritis, inflammatory arthritis, and a genetic predisposition. Arthritis secondary to malalignment, dysplasia, instability, or trauma is less likely than arthritis secondary to the other causes to progress to femorotibial arthritis.
AB - Faced with a patient suffering from patellofemoral arthritis, the surgeon must determine the pathophysiology of the condition, because different causes demand different treatments. Possible causes include malalignment, patellofemoral dysplasia, patellofemoral instability, patellofemoral trauma, obesity, osteoarthritis, inflammatory arthritis, and a genetic predisposition. Arthritis secondary to malalignment, dysplasia, instability, or trauma is less likely than arthritis secondary to the other causes to progress to femorotibial arthritis.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ocl.2008.03.001
DO - 10.1016/j.ocl.2008.03.001
M3 - Review article
C2 - 18602557
AN - SCOPUS:46049117493
SN - 0030-5898
VL - 39
SP - 269
EP - 274
JO - Orthopedic Clinics of North America
JF - Orthopedic Clinics of North America
IS - 3
ER -