Patellofemoral cartilage degeneration is a potential complication of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) surgery. Hypomobility of the patella in the coronal plane is often observed after ACLR. Few studies, however, have examined the relationship between cartilage degeneration in the patellofemoral joint and mobility after ACLR. The present study investigated 1) the coronal mobility...

To evaluate the development of postoperative patellofemoral osteoarthritis, we performed a retrospective clinical and radiographic study of 100 patients who had undergone anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with a bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft an average of 7 years before the follow-up. Radiographic evaluation showed no patellofemoral osteoarthritis in 53 patients (group I), mild os...

the arthroscopic study of knee joint is of outstanding interest in assessment of knee complaints. the present article describes the results of arthroscopic examination of 100 patients (mean age 29.4 years 82% male) evaluated from 1996 to 1997 in imam khomeini hospital of tehran. sport injury was the most prevalent cause of referral (40%). the 2 most frequent complaints were knee pain (94%) and ...