Patellofemoral pain in general practice: the incidence and management.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is a nontraumatic knee problem primarily observed in physically active adolescents. The objective of this study was to determine the incidence and management of PFP in children and adolescents in general practice.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was conducted using a regional primary care database containing full electronic health records of over 300,000 patients. Patients with a new PFP diagnosis between the years 2013 and 2019 were extracted using a search algorithm based on International Classification of Primary Health Care coding and search terms in free text. Data on the management of PFP were manually checked and analysed. In addition, a sub-analysis for chronic and nonchronic PFP patients was performed.

Results

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SUBMITTER: van Leeuwen GJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10667070 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature