Witoński D
Katedra i Klinika Ortopedii, Akademia Medyczna w Lodzi.
Chir Narzadow Ruchu Ortop Pol. 1998;63(4):379-85.
Anterior knee pain is a frequent musculoskeletal complaint affecting adolescent population with incidence of 36% in 14 years old schoolchildren. Until late sixties anterior knee pain used to be associated with chondromalacia. This review discusses etiology and treatment of anterior knee pain. Various etiologic theories exist ranging from trauma and patellar maltracking to retinacular nerves injury. None of these theories has been generally accepted and etiology of patellofemoral pain remains unclear.
膝前痛是一种常见的肌肉骨骼疾病，影响青少年人群，14岁学童的发病率为36%。直到60年代末，膝前痛一直被认为与软骨软化有关。本文综述了膝前痛的病因及治疗方法。目前存在多种病因理论，从创伤、髌骨轨迹异常到支持带神经损伤等。这些理论均未被普遍接受，髌股关节疼痛的病因仍不明确。
