title: [Determination of contact surfaces of the femoropatellar joint with reference to the localization of chondromalacia].
abstract: At 13 post-mortem-knees we investigated the patello-femoral contact area in different degrees of function, referring to the localization of chondromalacia. We found that the localization of chondromalacia didn't accord to the contact area in 50% of all cases. Possible other causes are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D005269:Femur / Q000473:pathology; D006652:Histological Techniques; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010329:Patella / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Kontaktflächen-bestimmung des femoropatellaren Gelenkes unter Berücksichtigung der Chondromalazie-lokalisation.