INTRODUCTION The patella is the largest sesamoid bone in the body and may have one (77%) or multiple (23%) ossification centres. Patellar and patellofemoral joint abnormalities are a common cause of anterior knee pain but symptomatic bipartite patella is an uncommon problem. CASE SERIES We report a series of six cases of painful synchondrosis in bipartite patellae, all in keen athletes follow...

Patellar resurfacing in total knee arthroplasty remains controversial. This study compared the long-term clinical outcomes of total knee arthroplasties performed with and without the patella resurfaced and is an update of a previous report. Eighty-six patients (118 knees) underwent primary total knee replacement and were randomized into two groups: those treated with and those treated without r...

A complex degenerative disorder of the joints, knee osteoarthritis (OA) is marked by profound articular cartilage modification, alterations in osteophyte production, subchondral bone, and synovial inflammation. Pain impaired functioning will be brought on this illness. The saphenous nerve, which finishes femoral mostly a sensory nerve. It nourishes joint's medial Compartment as well portion ant...

proprioception has been found to have a relation to subjective knee function and patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (pfps) seem to have larger deficits than asymptomatic individuals little is known about whether taping can restore defects in proprioception or by which mechanisms it can improve anterior knee pain. to determine the effect of patellar taping on knee joint proprioception a ...

BACKGROUND Infusion of local anaesthetic through femoral and sciatic catheters is an accepted method of providing pain relief after knee arthroplasty. However, the minimum effective concentration of perineural local anaesthetics is not known. METHODS Twenty-four patients received femoral and sciatic perineural infusions of levobupivacaine in order to prevent pain relief after total knee arthr...

BACKGROUND The single radius total knee prosthesis was introduced with the advantage of reduced patellar symptoms; however, there is no long-term follow-up study of the same. The purpose of this study was to determine the survival rate of single radius posterior-stabilized total knee arthroplasty and patellofemoral complication rates in a consecutive series. METHODS Seventy-one patients (103 ...

BACKGROUND The effects of exercise volume on the pattern of muscle activity is one of the most important factors in training management and injury risk reduction. In the lower limb, the quadriceps muscle which plays a determining role in performing the stance and other karate techniques could be injured in intensive exercise and may induce anterior knee pain in athletes. OBJECTIVES The aim of...