Presentation
One trial presented long‐term outcomes at 12 months (Moller 1986). [cochranelibrary.com]
Musculoskeletal
- Knee Pain
Prognosis of Patellofemoral Pain and Other Types of Knee Pain. Am J Sports Med. 2016 May;44(5):1165-71. [danielebarnabei.it]
[Proprioception of the knee joint in patellofemoral pain syndrome]. Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc, v. 42, n. 5, p. 316-21, 2008 Nov-Dec 2008. ISSN 1017-995X. BAKER, V. et al. [santeinnovation.com]
pain (both cases were allocated a knee orthosis). [cochranelibrary.com]
Role of MRI in assessment of patello-femoral derangement in patients with anterior knee pain. The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine. 2016;47:1485-92. [ Links ] 39. Pfirrmann CW, Zanetti M, Romero J, Hodler J. [scielo.cl]
Treatment
Diagnosis and treatment of patients with patellofemoral pain. Am J Sports Med. 2002;30:447-56. [ Links ] 2. Grelsamer R. Patellar nomenclature:the Tower of Babel revisited. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2005;436:60-5. [ Links ] 3. [scielo.cl]
There is no consensus as to whether bracing should be used as an adjunct to treatment or on its own for the treatment of pain for those with PFPS (Dixit 2007). [cochranelibrary.com]
A systematic review of randomized controlled trials on exercise parameters in the treatment of patellofemoral pain: what works? J Multidiscip Healthc, v. 4, p. 383-92, 2011. ISSN 1178-2390. KHAJURIA, A.; SHAH, A.; BOTCHU, R. [santeinnovation.com]
Patellofemoral pain: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and treatment options. Clin Sports Med. 2015 Apr;34(2):313-27 Martin J Thomas, Laurence Wood, James Selfe, George Peat. [danielebarnabei.it]
Prognosis
Prognosis of Patellofemoral Pain and Other Types of Knee Pain. Am J Sports Med. 2016 May;44(5):1165-71. [danielebarnabei.it]
Epidemiology
The epidemiology of patellofemoral disorders in adulthood: a review of routine general practice morbidity recording. Prim Health Care Res Dev. 2011 Apr;12(2):157-64. [danielebarnabei.it]
Pathophysiology
The pathophysiology of patellofemoral pain. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2005;436:100-10. [ Links ] 5. Insall J, Falvo KA, Wise DW. Chondromalacia patellae. A prospective study. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1976;58:1-8. [ Links ] 6. [scielo.cl]
Patellofemoral pain: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and treatment options. Clin Sports Med. 2015 Apr;34(2):313-27 Martin J Thomas, Laurence Wood, James Selfe, George Peat. [danielebarnabei.it]
Prevention
Two trials were excluded since they investigated the use of knee orthoses in the 'prevention' rather than 'treatment' of PFPS (BenGal 1997; Van Tiggelen 2004). [cochranelibrary.com]