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Chondromalacia of patella

MedGen UID:
939
•Concept ID:
C0008475
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Chondromalacia Patellae
SNOMED CT: Chondromalacia patella (36071006); Chondromalacia of patella (36071006); Degeneration of articular cartilage of patella (36071006); Chondromalacia patellae (36071006)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0008207
OMIM®: 168900

Definition

Familial chondromalacia patellae is an inherited bone disorder described in 5 families in 1963 and is characterized by localized patellar pain and male-to-male transmission. [from MONDO]

Clinical features

From HPO
Abnormal patella morphology
MedGen UID:
867378
•Concept ID:
C4021743
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Abnormality of the patella (knee cap).
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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVChondromalacia of patella
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Professional guidelines

PubMed

Outcome predictors for conservative patellofemoral pain management: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Lack S, Barton C, Vicenzino B, Morrissey D
Sports Med 2014 Dec;44(12):1703-16. doi: 10.1007/s40279-014-0231-5. PMID: 25100644

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Arthroscopic measurement of chondromalacia of patella cartilage using a microminiature pressure transducer.
Dashefsky JH
Arthroscopy 1987;3(2):80-5. doi: 10.1016/s0749-8063(87)80021-x. PMID: 3606770

Clinical prediction guides

Arthroscopic measurement of chondromalacia of patella cartilage using a microminiature pressure transducer.
Dashefsky JH
Arthroscopy 1987;3(2):80-5. doi: 10.1016/s0749-8063(87)80021-x. PMID: 3606770

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