ReviewOpen access journal of sports medicine2017
Patellofemoral pain in athletes.
Review in Open access journal of sports medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 30 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Efficacy of Whole-Body Vibration in Patients With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial
Comparative Effects of Cadence Training vs Elliptical Training on Pain, Power and Endurance Among Cricketers With Pattelofemoral Pain Syndrome
Who cites it
30 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 90 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy of high-intensity laser therapy for patellofemoral pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2026Pooled it
- Are orthobiologics a plausible therapeutic option for patello-femoral pathology? A systematic review of clinical and radiological outcomes.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Pooled it
- The effects of combined balance and perturbation training on gluteal muscle activity and hip kinematics in women with patellofemoral pain syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Trial
- Effectiveness of local exercise therapy versus spinal manual therapy in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome: medium term follow-up results of a randomized controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Trial
- Analysis of Ankle Mobility and Dynamic Valgus Knee in Runners With and Without Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Assessment of dynamic knee angle deviations in the frontal plane in physiotherapy clinical practice: intra- and inter-rater reliability of an application and agreement with two AI-models.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Translational rehabilitation strategies for canine medial patellar luxation: insights from human patellofemoral pain syndrome.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Review
- One-year recovery after lateral retinaculum release combined with chondroplasty in patients with lateral patellar compression syndrome.Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi · 2025Article
- Biokinetic Profiles in Patellofemoral Pain Patients During a Step-Down Task: An Unsupervised Machine Learning Approach.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Patellofemoral Pain in Elite Female Volleyball Players: Correlation With Trunk Muscle Strength.Cureus · 2025Article
- Knee Armor Training Program: An 8-Week Sensorimotor Approach to Reducing Knee Injury Risk in Women's Rugby.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of self-management programmes for athletes with patellofemoral pain syndrome: A systematic review.South African journal of sports medicine · 2025Review
- Impact of telehealth-based therapeutic exercise on pain, functional performance and dynamic knee valgus in young adult females with patellofemoral pain: a randomised controlled trial.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2024Article
- Understanding the patho-anatomy of patellofemoral pain: A crucial foundation for comprehensive management.Orthopedic reviews · 2024Article
- Pilot Study: The Relationship between Foot Posture and Movement Quality in Non-Professional Male Football Players.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Knee pain in young sports players aged 6-15 years: a cross-sectional study in Japan.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Using Wearable Inertial Sensors to Monitor Effectiveness of Different Types of Customized Orthoses during CrossFitSensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Is There an Association Between Injury History and Lower Extremity Joint Injury During Canada Games Competition?International journal of sports physical therapy · 2023Article
- Assessment of Dynamic Knee Valgus between Lateral Step-Down Test and Running in Female Runners with and without Patellofemoral Pain Using Two-Dimensional Video Analysis.Clinics and practice · 2022Article
- Does the Foot and Ankle Alignment Impact the Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is a frequent cause of anterior knee pain in athletes, which affects patients with and without structural patellofemoral joint (PFJ) damage. Most younger patients do not have any structural changes to the PFJ, such as an increased Q angle and a cartilage damage. This clinical entity is known as patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS). Older patients usually present with signs of patellofemoral osteoarthritis (PFOA). A key factor in PFPS development is dynamic valgus of the lower extremity, which leads to lateral patellar maltracking. Causes of dynamic valgus include weak hip muscles and rearfoot eversion with pes pronatus valgus. These factors can also be observed in patients with PFOA. The available evidence suggests that patients with PFP are best managed with a tailored, multimodal, nonoperative treatment program that includes short-term pain relief with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), passive correction of patellar maltracking with medially directed tape or braces, correction of the dynamic valgus with exercise programs that target the muscles of the lower extremity, hip, and trunk, and the use of foot orthoses in patients with additional foot abnormalities.
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