Kelly M A, Insall J N
Insall Scott Kelly Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Beth Israel Hospital North, New York, New York.
Orthop Clin North Am. 1992 Oct;23(4):517-21.
Widespread misuse of the term chondromalacia has led to confusion regarding its true meaning. This term should not be used to diagnose patellofemoral pain, but to describe lesions of articular cartilage. Recent advances using stereophotogrammetry to evaluate the patellofemoral joint and its articular cartilage may lead to new insight into the etiology of these lesions.