title: Patello-femoral arthralgia in athletes attending a Sports Injury Clinic.
abstract: Over a five year period, 137 athletes presented to a Sports Injury Clinic with patello-femoral arthralgia. This was 5.4% of the total injuries seen and a quarter of all knee problems treated. Running contributed to 32% of the athletes with patello-femoral pain. There was a 4:1 male:female ratio and nearly 70% were in the 16-25 year age range. A follow-up questionnaire was sent to 72 athletes seen in the last two years with a 78% response rate. Symptoms and treatment are discussed. After conservative therapy only 28.6% were entirely symptom free with a mean follow up of 13.1 months.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000293:injuries*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000175:diagnosis; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D010329:Patella / Q000293:injuries*; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012420:Running; D012737:Sex Factors; D013177:Sports; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires