Knee Disorders
A 19-year-old female university student presents with a 6-month history of bilateral anterior knee pain. Pain is worse climbing stairs, sitting for prolonged periods, and squatting. She recently increased her running distance for a marathon. Examination shows no effusion, normal ligamentous stability, positive patellar grind test, and a weak vastus medialis obliquus (VMO) with lateral patellar tracking. Regarding patellofemoral pain syndrome:
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Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is the most common cause of anterior knee pain in young, active ...
Clinical features include anterior knee pain worse with stairs (especially descending), prolonged si...
PFPS is more common in males; pain is worse with rest; a positive Lachman test is the key finding; V...
Management is primarily non-operative with activity modification, physical therapy focusing on quadr...
Surgical options are reserved for failed conservative treatment and include lateral retinacular rele...
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