ArticleThe American journal of sports medicine2025
Measures of Patellofemoral Morphology Predict the Risk of Local Cartilage Damage Progression: A Yale/MOST Collaborative Study.
Article in The American journal of sports medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07472088 (Assessing the Association Between WBCT PFJ Morphological Metrics and Knee Symptoms), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.
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Assessing the Association Between WBCT PFJ Morphological Metrics and Knee Symptoms
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Rimplasty: An Arthroscopic Technique for Patients With Isolated Patellar Chondromalacia Based on Autologous Matrix-induced Chondrogenesis+ and Limited Trochleoplasty.Arthroscopy techniques · 2026Article
- Measures of Patellofemoral Morphology Predict the Risk of Local Cartilage Damage Progression: Letter to the Editor.The American journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Measures of Patellofemoral Morphology Predict the Risk of Local Cartilage Damage Progression: Response.The American journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Prognostic Role of Lesion Morphology in Patellar Osteochondral Fixation: Influence of Localization and Size on Functional and Pain Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Three-Dimensional Tibial Tubercle Transfer Planning.Video journal of sports medicineArticle
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backgroundThe relationship between patellofemoral (PF) morphology and PF cartilage damage in the general population remains unclear. PURPOSE: This study aimed to determine whether 3-dimensional-based metrics of PF morphology are associated with progressive lateral PF cartilage damage. STUDY
designCross-sectional study; Level of evidence, 2.
methodsWe analyzed nonweightbearing computed tomography scans of knees from a subset of participants enrolled in the community-based Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study. Baseline and 2-year magnetic resonance imaging scans of the knee were evaluated for progressive PF cartilage damage using the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Osteoarthritis Knee Score. Tibial tubercle-trochlear groove (TT-TG) distance, patellar tilt, external tibiofemoral rotation (eTFR), patellar height, entry point-trochlear groove angle, and entry point-transition point (EP-TP) angle were measured for each knee. To assess the association of each morphology measure with progressive cartilage damage, logistic regression models with generalized estimating equations were fit using continuous and natural cubic spline models.
resultsWe analyzed lateral PF cartilage damage in 389 knees (mean age, 53.79 ± 5.51 years; mean body mass index, 28.48 ± 5.13 kg/m
conclusionThe results demonstrated significant associations between 3-dimensional anatomic metrics and progressive lateral PF cartilage damage. Elevated TT-TG distance, eTFR, and EP-TP angle may be keys to understanding the mechanical cause of lateral PF osteoarthritis.
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