ArticleOrthopedic reviews2017
Patellofemoral pain syndrome in female athletes: A review of diagnoses, etiology and treatment options.
Article in Orthopedic reviews, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07438587 (Comparative Effects of Cadence Training vs Elliptical Training on Pain, Power and Endurance Among Cricketers With Pattelofemoral Pain Syndrome), which is not on this map. Cited by 15 papers.
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Comparative Effects of Cadence Training vs Elliptical Training on Pain, Power and Endurance Among Cricketers With Pattelofemoral Pain Syndrome
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparative Efficacy of Supervised, Web-Based, and Self-Guided Exercise Interventions in Women with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Trial
- Efficacy of Patellar Taping and Electromyographic Biofeedback Training at Various Knee Angles on Quadriceps Strength and Functional Performance in Young Adult Male Athletes with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Pain research & management · 2022Trial
- Effects of neuromuscular training on pain, physical function, balance, muscle strength, and lower limb kinematics in individuals with patellofemoral pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Common Risk Factors for Knee Injuries in Runners: A Systematic Review.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Review
- Comparison of open and closed kinetic chain exercises on vastus medialis and vastus medialis oblique in patellofemoral pain syndrome: A randomized, single-blinded, prospective study.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Care for Pediatric Patellofemoral Instability Prior to Orthopaedic Referral.Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America · 2025Article
- Imaging of soccer injuries in adolescent female athletes.Skeletal radiology · 2025Review
- Effectiveness of self-management programmes for athletes with patellofemoral pain syndrome: A systematic review.South African journal of sports medicine · 2025Review
- Impact of the Quadriceps Angle on Health and Injury Risk in Female Athletes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Review
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- Effect of external isometric hip rotation force on lower extremity muscles activities during pelvic drop with different hip positions.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- A fused biometrics information graph convolutional neural network for effective classification of patellofemoral pain syndrome.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Article
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome in Young Female Athletes: A Case-Control Study.Advances in orthopedics · 2022Article
- Ultrasound investigation into the relationship between hip adduction and the patellofemoral joint.Journal of physical therapy science · 2021Article
- Cross-cultural translation and validation of the Spanish version of the patellofemoral pain and osteoarthritis subscale of the KOOS (KOOS-PF).BMC research notes · 2021Article
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Abstract
Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is one of the most common causes of knee pain and is present in females disproportionately more relative to males. PFPS causes tend to be multifactorial in nature and are described in this review. From a review of the current literature, it is clear that there needs to be further research on PFPS in order to better understand the complex etiology of this disorder in both males and females. It is known that females with patellofemoral pain syndrome demonstrate a decrease in abduction, external rotation and extension strength of the affected side compared with healthy patients. Conservative management, including optimizing muscle balance between the vastus medialis and lateralis around the patella along with formal therapy should be the first line of treatment in patients presenting with PFPS. Surgery should be reserved for patients in which all conservative management options have failed. This review aims to guide physicians in accurate clinicaldecision making regarding conservative and surgical treatment options when specifically faced with PFPS in a female athlete. Furthermore, we will discuss the anatomic variants, incidence and prevalence, etiology, diagnosis and treatment of PFPS.
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