ReviewSports medicine - open2022
Anterior Knee Pain: State of the Art.
Review in Sports medicine - open, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.
- No difference in patient reported outcomes, laxity, and failure rate after revision ACL reconstruction with quadriceps tendon compared to hamstring tendon graft: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Pooled it
- [Effectiveness of digital therapy in patellofemoral pain treatment].Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026Trial
- Patellar resurfacing in primary total knee arthroplasty is associated with fewer reoperations but comparable clinical and functional outcomes: an umbrella review of meta-analyses.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2026Review
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- Patellofemoral Pain After Knee Trauma: Exploring Clinical, Biomechanical, and Muscle Strength Variables.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2026Article
- To compare the clinical outcomes of intra-capsular vs. extra-capsular lateral retinacular release in the treatment of excessive lateral pressure syndrome of patella using two novel surgical techniques: A retrospective comparative study.Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi · 2026Article
- Pain distribution and functional outcomes after lateral unicompartmental versus total knee arthroplasty for isolated lateral compartment osteoarthritis with anterior knee pain.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Evaluation of enhanced pain management programs for patients undergoing surgery for severe knee osteoarthritis: a retrospective study.Annals of medicine · 2025Article
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- MRI analysis of the physiological patellofemoral joint morphology of adult knees.Skeletal radiology · 2025Article
- The effect of surgery for multipleligament knee injuries on patellar position and patellofemoral function: a retrospective study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- A machine learning-based radiomics approach for differentiating patellofemoral osteoarthritis from non-patellofemoral osteoarthritis using Q-Dixon MRI.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Anterior Knee Pain Evaluation Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction Using Anterior Half of The Peroneus Longus (AHPL) Autograft.Orthopedic research and reviews · 2025Article
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- Current Indications and Future Direction in Heat Therapy for Musculoskeletal Pain: A Narrative Review.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- ACL Reconstruction using Achilles Allograft in a Case of Genu Recurvatum with Supracondylar Osteotomy.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2024Article
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- Lateral trochlear inclination measured by the transepicondylar axis holds potential for evaluating trochlear dysplasia in patients with lateral patellar dislocation.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Association of patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) with quadratus lumborum and lower limb muscle tightness a cross-sectional study.Journal of orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Management of the first episode of traumatic patellar dislocation: an international survey.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
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Abstract
Anterior knee pain (AKP) is one of the most common conditions to bring active young patients to a sports injury clinic. It is a heterogeneous condition related to multiple causative factors. Compared to the general population, there appears to be a higher risk of development of patellofemoral osteoarthritis in patients with AKP. AKP can be detrimental to the patient's quality of life and, in the larger context, significantly burdens the economy with high healthcare costs. This study aims to present a comprehensive evaluation of AKP to improve clinical daily practice. The causes of AKP can be traced not only to structures within and around the knee, but also to factors outside the knee, such as limb malalignment, weakness of specific hip muscle groups, and core and ligamentous laxity. Hence, AKP warrants a pointed evaluation of history and thorough clinical examination, complemented with relevant radiological investigations to identify its origin in the knee and its cause. Conservative management of the condition achieves good results in a majority of patients with AKP. Surgical management becomes necessary only when it is deemed to provide benefit-when the patient has well-characterized structural abnormalities of the knee or limb that correlate with the AKP clinically or in situations where the patient does not obtain significant or sustained relief from symptoms. AKP has a multifactorial etiology. The treatment strategy must be individualized to the patient based on the patient profile and specific cause identified. Hence, treatment of AKP warrants a pointed evaluation of history and thorough clinical examination complemented with relevant radiological investigations to identify the condition's origin and its cause. A holistic approach focused on the patient as a whole will ensure a good clinical outcome, as much as a focus on the joint as the therapeutic target.
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