Despite numerous studies, a lack of consensus still exists over many aspects of patellofemoral pain, instability, and arthritis. This book adopts an evidence-based approach to assess each of these topics in depth. The book reviews general features of clinical examination and global evaluation techniques including the use of different imaging methods, e.g. x-rays, CT, MRI, stress x-rays, and bone scan. Various conservative and surgical treatment approaches for each of the three presentations - pain, instability, and arthritis - are then explained and assessed. Postoperative management and options in the event of failed surgery are also evaluated. Throughout, careful attention is paid to the literature in an attempt to establish the level of evidence for the efficacy of each imaging and treatment method. It is hoped that this book will serve as an informative guide for the practitioner when confronted with disorders of the patellofemoral joint.

Pathophysiology of Anterior Knee Pain

Pathophysiology of Lateral Patellar Dislocation
Natural History of Patellofemoral Dislocations
Clinical Presentation of Patellofemoral Disorders
Clinical Examination of the Patellofemoral Patient
Standard X-Ray Examination: Patellofemoral Disorders
Patellar Height: Which Index?
Stress Radiographs in the Diagnosis of Patellofemoral Instability
Computed Tomography and Arthro-CT Scan in Patellofemoral Disorders
MRI Analysis of Patellla Instability Factors
MRI of the Patellofemoral Articular Cartilage
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome: The Value of Pinhole and SPECT Scintigraphic Imaging and Quantitative Measurements of Bone Mineral Equivalent Density with Quantitative Computed Tomography
Gait Analysis in Patients with Patellofemoral Disorders
Iatrogenic Anterior Knee Pain with Special Emphasis on the Clinical, Radiographical, Histological, Ultrastructural and Biochemical Aspects After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Ipsilateral Autografts
Non-operative Treatment of Patellofemoral Pain: Role of Physical Therapy
Lateral Release of the Lateral Patellar Retinaculum: Literature Review for Select Patellofemoral Disorders
Medial Side Patellofemoral Anatomy: Surgical Implications in Patellofemoral Instability
Arthroscopic Medial Reefing in Acute Patellar Dislocation
Medial Reefing in Chronic Potential Patellar Instability
Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction Indications and Surgical Technique
MPFL Reconstruction: The Adductor Sling Approach
Importance and Radiographic Identification of the Femoral Insertion in Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction
MPTL (Medial Patellotibial Ligament) Reconstruction
Distal Realignment: Medialization of Tibial Tuberosity: The Elmslie-Trillat Technique
Bony Surgery Distal Realignment Surgery for Episodic Patellar Dislocations
Trochlear Lengthening Osteotomy with or Without Elevation of the Lateral Trochlear Facet
Proximal Open Trochleoplasty (Grooveplasty)
Deepening Trochleoplasty for Patellar Instability
Arthroscopic Deepening Trochleoplasty for Patella Instability
The Role of Limb Rotational Osteotomy in the Treatment of Patellofemoral Dysfunction
Long-Term Results After Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation in Cartilage Lesions of the Patellofemoral Joint
Novel Nano-composite Multilayered Biomaterial for the Treatment of Patellofemoral Cartilage Lesions
Isolated Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis: Natural History and Clinical Presentation
The Nonoperative Treatment of Patellofemoral Arthritis
Current Concepts Regarding Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy
Isolated Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis: Prosthetic Indications
Post-operative Management of Surgeries Aimed at Correcting Patellofemoral Instability: Results of an International Surgeon Survey
Errors and Complications in Patellofemoral Surgery
Trochleoplasty for Symptomatic Trochlear Dysplasia in the Skeletally Immature Patient with Review of Fetal Anatomy
Patellofemoral Disorders in the Skeletally Immature Patients.