Recommended Literature Resources

Recommended Literature Resources

Recommended Articles

Editor: Robert Magnussen, MD

The following articles have been recommended by members of the International Patellofemoral Study Group.

Patellar nomenclature: The tower of babel revisited.
Grelsamer R P.
Clinical orthopaedics and related research, 2005, (436), 60-65.

Anatomy

Biomechanics

Pathophysiology

Diagnosis and Treatment

Is Knee Pain During Adolescence a Self-limiting Condition? Prognosis of Patellofemoral Pain and Other Types of Knee Pain.

Rathleff MS, Rathleff CR, Olesen JL, Rasmussen S, Roos EM. Am J Sports Med. 2016 Jan 20. pii: 0363546515622456. [Epub ahead of print]

2016 Patellofemoral pain consensus statement from the 4th International Patellofemoral Pain Research Retreat, Manchester. Part 2: recommended physical interventions (exercise, taping, bracing, foot orthoses and combined interventions).

Crossley KM, van Middelkoop M, Callaghan MJ, Collins NJ, Rathleff MS, Barton CJ. Br J Sports Med. 2016;50(14):844-852.

Factors that predict a poor outcome 5-8 years after the diagnosis of patellofemoral pain: a multicentre observational analysis.

Lankhorst NE, van Middelkoop M, Crossley KM, Bierma-Zeinstra SM, Oei EH, Vicenzino B, Collins NJ. Br J Sports Med. 2015 Oct 13. pii: bjsports-2015-094664. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2015-094664.

Hip posterolateral musculature strengthening in sedentary women with patellofemoral pain syndrome: a randomized controlled clinical trial with 1-year follow-up.

Fukuda TY, Melo WP, Zaffalon BM, Rossetto FM, Magalhães E, Bryk FF, Martin RL. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2012 Oct;42(10):823-30.

Hip strengthening prior to functional exercises reduces pain sooner than quadriceps strengthening in females with patellofemoral pain syndrome: a randomized clinical trial.

Dolak KL, Silkman C, Medina McKeon J, Hosey RG, Lattermann C, Uhl TL. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2011 Aug;41(8):560-70. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2011.3499. Epub 2011 Jun 7.

Immediate effect and predictors of effectiveness of taping for patellofemoral pain syndrome: a prospective cohort study.

Lan TY, Lin WP, Jiang CC, Chiang H. Am J Sports Med. 2010 Aug;38(8):1626-30. Epub 2010 May 26.

Diagnosis and treatment of patients with patellofemoral pain.

Fulkerson JP. Am J Sports Med. 2002 May-Jun;30(3):447-56. Review.

Resection of clinically localized segments of painful retinaculum in the treatment of selected patients with anterior knee pain.

Kasim N, & Fulkerson JP. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2000, 28(6), 811-814.

Pathophysiology

Imaging

Non-operative Management and Recurrence

Surgical Techniques



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Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy

Trochleoplasty

Biomechanical Effects of Surgery

MPFL Reconstruction

Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy

Other Procedures

Surgical Outcomes

Medial Reefing and Lateral Release

MPFL Reconstruction

MPFL Reconstruction

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