ReviewJournal of orthopaedic translation2020
Prevalence of patellofemoral joint osteoarthritis after anterior cruciate ligament injury and associated risk factors: A systematic review.
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- Long-term results after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using patellar tendon versus hamstring tendon autograft with a minimum follow-up of 10 years-a systematic review.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Can a Knee Brace Prevent ACL Reinjury: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Early Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis Following ACL Reconstruction: A Narrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Development of machine learning models for preoperative prediction of insufficient clinical improvement after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Comparison of patellofemoral osteoarthritis between patients treated surgically or non-surgically following anterior cruciate ligament injuries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Review
- Reliability and Repeatability of Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Healthy and Pathological Patellar Tendons.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2026Article
- Emerging roles of long non-coding RNAs in osteoarthritis: from molecular mechanisms to therapeutic opportunities.RNA biology · 2025Review
- 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
- Elevated risk of patellofemoral osteoarthritis following ACL reconstruction compared to contralateral knees: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Review
- No clinical relevant differences in early clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction and objective gait and posture analysis between a custom versus off-the-shelf total knee arthroplasty: a prospective controlled study.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2025Article
- Stromal Vascular Fraction Therapy to Reduce Inflammation and Improve Cartilage Regeneration in Osteoarthritis Nude Rats.Stem cells international · 2025Article
- Risk factors for early onset patellofemoral osteoarthritis following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with hamstring tendon autograft.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- Prolonged quadriceps latency during gait early after anterior cruciate ligament injury predicts radiographic knee osteoarthritis 6-years after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon) · 2024Article
- Prediction of specific structural damage to the knee joint using qualitative isokinetic analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
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- Transient receptor potential vanilloid 1: A potential therapeutic target for the treatment of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.Cell proliferation · 2024Review
- Characterization of the CT-based risk factors for concomitant patellofemoral instability in patients with anterior cruciate ligament injury.European radiology · 2024Article
- Postoperative quadriceps weakness and male sex are risk factors for patellofemoral articular cartilage lesions after anatomical anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Baseline cartilage T1ρ and T2 predicted patellofemoral joint cartilage lesion progression and patient-reported outcomes after ACL reconstruction.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2023Article
- Lower Patellofemoral Joint Contact Force During Side-Step Cutting After Return-to-Sports Clearance Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.The American journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe prevalence of patellofemoral joint (PFJ) osteoarthritis (OA) after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury was inconsistently reported in the literature. This review summarises the reported prevalence of PFJ OA and risk factors of PFJ OA after ACL injury.
methodsPubMed, Embase, WoS, and MEDLINE (OVID) were searched up to 1 March 2019. A modified version of the Coleman methodology score was used to assess the methodological quality of the included studies. Prevalence of PFJ OA was pooled depended on different interventions in ACL injured populations.
resultsThirty-eight studies were included. Five different radiographic classification methods were used: the Kellgren and Lawrence Grade 2, IKDC Grade B, Fairbank Grade 1, joint space narrowing of Grade 2 based on OARSI, and Ahlbäck Grade 1. One included study used MRI Osteoarthritis Knee Score to evaluate PFJ degenerative changes. The overall prevalence of PFJ OA after ACL injury in included studies varied between 4.5% and 80%. The large variation of PFJ OA prevalence is mainly because of different follow-up period and surgical techniques. The pooled data showed that bone-patellar tendon-bone graft, single-bundle ACL reconstruction (ACLR), and delayed ACLR are likely associated with PFJ degenerative changes after ACL injury. ACLR, delayed ACLR, body mass index (BMI), meniscectomy, patellofemoral chondral lesions, age at surgery, and TFJ OA were identified in the literature inducing PFJ OA after ACL injury.
conclusionsLarge variations of PFJ OA after ACL injury are associated with different follow-up period and surgical techniques. ACL reconstructed population with bone-patellar tendon-bone graft, single-bundle reconstruction, and delayed operation time has a high prevalence of PFJ OA. THE TRANSLATIONAL POTENTIAL OF THIS ARTICLE: This review focuses more on the effect of surgical technique factors on the degenerative changes on PFJ. The results reveal that BPTB, single-bundle reconstruction, and delayed ACLR are more likely associated with PFJ degenerative changes after ACL injury. These findings imply that awareness of PFJ problems after surgical intervention will remind of surgeons taking PFJ into consideration in operations, which is likely to reduce the incidences of anterior knee pain, patellar maltracking, and over-constrained patella in the early stage after surgery.
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