Abstract
The relationship of patellofemoral congruency with chondromalacia patellae (CP) was
retrospectively evaluated. Lateral patellar tilt angle (LPTA), sulcus angle (SA),
trochlear depth (TD), and patella angle (PA) were measured at 301 knee magnetic resonance
images and compared between groups with and without CP. In the CP group, LPTA and
TD were significantly low (P<.01), SA was high (P<.01), while PA showed no difference (P>.05). The parameters were also compared between groups with mild and severe CP, and
no significant difference was found (P>.05). Our results demonstrate that patellar tilt and trochlear dysplasia are related
to the presence but not the degree of CP.
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Publication history
Published online: February 10, 2014
Accepted:
January 16,
2014
Received in revised form:
January 3,
2014
Received:
September 5,
2013
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