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Patellofemoral morphometry in patients with idiopathic patellofemoral pain syndrome
María del Mar Carrión Martín1, Fernando Ruiz Santiago, Rocío Pozuelo Calvo
1Department of Rehabilitation, Hospital of Traumatology (Ciudad Sanitaria Virgen de las Nieves), Carretera de Jaén SN, 18014 Granada, Spain.
Purpose:
To compare clinical and computed tomography (CT) measures in extension, 20 degrees and 30 degrees of flexion of symptomatic knees of patient with idiopathic patellofemoral pain syndrome with the contra lateral asymptomatic knee.
Materials And Methods:
Knees of 52 consecutive patients with idiopathic patellofemoral pain were studied with CT. In 28 patients this condition was unilateral and asymptomatic knee was used as control; 76 knees were symptomatic.
Results:
In patients with idiopathic patellofemoral pain we found a greater Q angle and internal condylar facet width in symptomatic knees with regard to asymptomatic knees.
Conclusion:
Greater Q angle and medial condylar facet can lead to overpressure on the medial knee compartment during maneuvers that increase contact between patella and medial condylar facet, such as knee flexion and squatting, contributing to development of idiopathic patellofemoral pain.
