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. 2014 Jul-Aug;38(4):495-498.
doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2014.01.012. Epub 2014 Feb 7.

The association of patellofemoral joint morphology with chondromalacia patella: a quantitative MRI analysis

Burcu Kaya Tuna  1 , Aslıhan Semiz-Oysu  2 , Bilhan Pekar  3 , Yasar Bukte  1 , Alper Hayirlioglu  3
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The association of patellofemoral joint morphology with chondromalacia patella: a quantitative MRI analysis

Burcu Kaya Tuna et al. Clin Imaging. 2014 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

The relationship of patellofemoral congruency with chondromalacia patellae (CP) was retrospectively evaluated. Lateral patellar tilt angle (LPTA), sulcus angle (SA), trochlear depth (TD), and patella angle (PA) were measured at 301 knee magnetic resonance images and compared between groups with and without CP. In the CP group, LPTA and TD were significantly low (P<.01), SA was high (P<.01), while PA showed no difference (P>.05). The parameters were also compared between groups with mild and severe CP, and no significant difference was found (P>.05). Our results demonstrate that patellar tilt and trochlear dysplasia are related to the presence but not the degree of CP.

Keywords: Cartilage; Chondromalacia patellae; Magnetic resonance imaging; Patellofemoral joint; Patellofemoral pain syndrome.

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