Supratrochlear Rim is Correlated with Isolated Patellar Chondromalacia on Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Knee.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate the relationship between the supratrochlear rim and isolated patellar chondromalacia (PC) using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the knee.

Methods

Patients without patellofemoral pain (control group) and patients with patellofemoral pain and diagnosed with stage III or IV PC based on MRI (defect group) were retrospectively identified. Patients with a history of patellar subluxation were excluded. We used patient MRI scans to perform 20 anatomical measurements of the patellofemoral joint. We also performed 2 measurements of the anterior femoral curvature. A total of 30 patients (29 ± 8.7 years) were in the control group, and 20 patients were in the defect group (29.4 ± 9.7 years).

Results

The maximum curvature (P < .001) an

SUBMITTER: Banach A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10847026 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature