Hohmeister R
Fortschr Med. 1982 Jun 10;100(22):1033-40.
The phenomenon of the painful knee occurring at the patellofemoral joint of the adolescent knee is known as chondromalacia patellae. The constellation of signs and symptoms that fall with in the generally accepted criteria for this diagnosis may well cover more than one pathologic process. Chondromalacia patellae is a term descriptive of changes present on the patellar articular surface and not a single pathologic entity.
青少年膝关节髌股关节处出现疼痛的现象被称为髌骨软化症。符合该诊断普遍认可标准的一系列体征和症状很可能涵盖不止一种病理过程。髌骨软化症是一个描述髌骨关节表面所呈现变化的术语，而非单一的病理实体。
