title: [The femoropatellar joint].
abstract: Anomalies of the femoropatellar joint are frequent due to the vulnerable anatomical situation of the patella. Any knee abnormality, constitutional as well as acquired, may compromise the precarious dynamic balance existing between external and internal forces applied to the patella.
authors.affiliation: Service de Radiologie Ostéo-articulaire, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wybier
mesh_terms: D001175:Arthrography; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010329:Patella / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*
vernacular_title: L'articulation fémoro-patellaire.