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Knee Injuries and Disorders |
ACL Injuries; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury; Chondromalacia Patellae; Patella |
Chondromalacia Patellae (also known as CMP, Patello-femoral Pain Syndrome, or Runner's Knee) is a degenerative condition of the cartilage surface of the back of the knee cap, or patella. It produces discomfort or dull pain around or behind the patella. It is common in young adults, especially soccer players, cyclists, rowers, tennis players and runners. Rugby players are also prone to this injury, especially those playing in positions where the knees are under great stress, such as Prop. Th ...
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Resources
- AAHKS Doctor Locator (American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons)
- Activities After a Knee Replacement (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Adolescent Anterior Knee Pain (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Anatomy of the Knee (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Anesthesia for Hip and Knee Surgery (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- AOSSM Directory: Find a Doctor (American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine)
- Arthritis of the Knee (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Arthrography (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- Arthroscopic Surgery (Arthritis Foundation) - requires shockwave plug-in
- Baker's Cyst (Popliteal Cyst) (MayoClinic)
- Cemented and Cementless Knee Replacement (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Knee Injuries (National Library of Medicine)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Knee Replacement (National Library of Medicine)
- Find an Orthopaedist (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Geographic Regions Influence Rates of Knee Replacement (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Goosefoot (Pes Anserine) Bursitis of the Knee (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Hyperextended Knee (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Injections (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- JAMA Patient Page: Osteoarthritis of the Knee (American Medical Association)
- Joint Replacement: An Inside Look (Food and Drug Administration)
- Knee (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Knee Arthroscopy Exercise Guide (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Knee Arthroscopy [Interactive Tutorial] (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
- Knee Bracing -- What Works? (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Knee Implants (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Knee Injuries and Disorders (Medline Plus)
- Knee Injuries and Disorders (National Institutes of Health)
- Knee Injury (ACL) Health Decision Guide (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Knee Ligament Injuries (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Knee Problems (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Knee Replacement - Physical Therapy [Interactive Tutorial] (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
- Knee Replacement Exercise Guide (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Knee Replacement [Interactive Tutorial] (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
- Kneecap (Prepatellar) Bursitis (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Member Directory (Arthroscopy Association of North America)
- Meniscal Tear (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Meniscal Transplants (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Meniscus Tear (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Minimally Invasive Total Knee Replacement (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- MR Imaging (MRI)-Musculoskeletal (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- New Techniques to Restore Articular Cartilage (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- NIH Consensus Development Conference on Total Knee Replacement (Office of the Director)
- Orthopaedists Research Female Knee Problems (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Osgood-Schlatter Disease (Knee Pain) (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Osteoarthritis of the Knee: Hyaluronic Acid Injections (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD) (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Osteotomy and Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (PVNS) (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Tear (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Preventing ACL Injuries in Women (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Questions & Answers - NIH Glucosamine/Chondroitin Arthritis Intervention Trial (GAIT) (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- Questions and Answers about Knee Problems (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Repetitive Motion Disorders (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
- Rotating Platform/Mobile-Bearing Knee Replacements (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Taking Care of Your Knees (American Physical Therapy Association)
- Team Care by Hospitalists with Surgeons after Hip or Knee Surgery (American College of Physicians)
- Total Knee Replacement (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Total Knee Replacement (National Library of Medicine)
- Total Knee Replacement (Arthritis Foundation) - requires shockwave plug-in
- Ultrasound-Musculoskeletal (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- Unicondylar Knee Resurfacing (Arthritis Foundation) - requires shockwave plug-in
- Unstable Kneecap (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Water on the Knee (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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