title: Patellofemoral pain: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and treatment options.
abstract: Patients with anterior knee pain present a complex and common problem to health care providers. The diagnosis and treatment of these patients often involve a comprehensive evaluation that includes assessing the chronicity of the pain, the specific location of the complaint, and the previous treatment modalities attempted by the patient. This common diagnosis includes a wide variety of different pathologic abnormalities that can be present independently or concomitantly and cause a spectrum of disabilities for the patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University, Campus Box 8233, St Louis, MO 63108, USA. Electronic address: rothermichm@wudosis.wustl.edu.
authors.forename: Marcus A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rothermich
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia, 400 Ray C. Hunt Drive, Suite 330, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA.
authors.forename: Neal R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Glaviano
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia, 400 Ray C. Hunt Drive, Suite 330, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA.
authors.forename: Jiacheng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia, 400 Ray C. Hunt Drive, Suite 330, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA.
authors.forename: Joe M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hart
mesh_terms: D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D059408:Pain Management; D046788:Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors
keywords: Anterior knee pain; Patellofemoral pain; Treatment options