TY - JOUR
T1 - Patello femoral joint mechanics and pathology. 2. Chondromalacia patellae
AU - Goodfellow, J.
AU - Hungerford, D. S.
AU - Woods, C.
PY - 1976
Y1 - 1976
N2 - Two distinct lesions affect the articular cartilage of the patella. Surface degeneration occurs particularly on the odd facet; it is age dependent, often present in youth and it becomes more frequent with increasing age. It probably does not occasion patello femoral pain in youth, but may predispose to degenerative arthritis in that joint in later years and is regarded as a consequence of habitual disuse. The term 'basal degeneration' is used to describe a lesion in which there is fasciculation of collagen in the middle and deep zones of cartilage without, at first, affecting the surface. It was found astride the ridge separating the medial from the odd facet in twenty three adolescents who had complained of prolonged patello femoral pain. They were treated by excision of the disc of affected cartilage, with relief of pain in most cases. The pathogenesis of basal degeneration is related to the functional anatomy of the patella.
AB - Two distinct lesions affect the articular cartilage of the patella. Surface degeneration occurs particularly on the odd facet; it is age dependent, often present in youth and it becomes more frequent with increasing age. It probably does not occasion patello femoral pain in youth, but may predispose to degenerative arthritis in that joint in later years and is regarded as a consequence of habitual disuse. The term 'basal degeneration' is used to describe a lesion in which there is fasciculation of collagen in the middle and deep zones of cartilage without, at first, affecting the surface. It was found astride the ridge separating the medial from the odd facet in twenty three adolescents who had complained of prolonged patello femoral pain. They were treated by excision of the disc of affected cartilage, with relief of pain in most cases. The pathogenesis of basal degeneration is related to the functional anatomy of the patella.
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U2 - 10.1302/0301-620x.58b3.956244
DO - 10.1302/0301-620x.58b3.956244
M3 - Article
C2 - 956244
AN - SCOPUS:0017090736
SN - 0301-620X
VL - 58
SP - 291
EP - 299
JO - Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B
JF - Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B
IS - 3
ER -