Delayed intraosseous venous blood flow does not correlate with patellar cartilage changes in anterior knee pain.
In 67 patients with longstanding anterior knee pain intra-osseous phlebography of the patella and arthroscopy of the knee were performed. No statistical correlation could be demonstrated between the delayed drainage of the contrast medium from the patellar veins and the degree of damage to the patellar cartilage.
Homminga
G N
GN
Department of Orthopedics, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Mazee
H A
HA
Van der Linden
E S
ES
Van Ooy
A
A
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000098:blood supply; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010329:Patella / Q000098:blood supply*; D010690:Phlebography / Q000379:methods; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D013577:Syndrome