Chondromalacia Patella
It is also referred to as Anterior knee pain.
It is defined as a blistering cystic change of the patellar cartilage (or degenerative changes) and it
usually affects the medial facet of the patella.
This condition is commonly associated with vastus medialis tendinitis.
It is one of the most frequently encountered causes of anterior knee pain among young people.
,Causes:
Weakness of the vastus medialis muscle
High Q-angle that causes vastus medialis imbalance and over action of the lateral vasti
Malalignment produced by foot pathomechanics leading to abnormal excessive pronation
and internal rotation of the tibia
Aberrations of the anatomy can also lead to malfunction, such as irregular shaped facets on
the patella or abnormally high vastus medialis insertion.
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It is also referred to as Anterior knee pain.
It is defined as a blistering cystic change of the patellar cartilage (or degenerative changes) and it
usually affects the medial facet of the patella.
This condition is commonly associated with vastus medialis tendinitis.
It is one of the most frequently encountered causes of anterior knee pain among young people.
,Causes:
Weakness of the vastus medialis muscle
High Q-angle that causes vastus medialis imbalance and over action of the lateral vasti
Malalignment produced by foot pathomechanics leading to abnormal excessive pronation
and internal rotation of the tibia
Aberrations of the anatomy can also lead to malfunction, such as irregular shaped facets on
the patella or abnormally high vastus medialis insertion.
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