PedAM
Pediatric Disease Annotations & Medicines
| Disease | n syndrome |
| Phenotype | C0085700|chondromalacia |
| Sentences | 2 |
| PubMedID- 20924486 | The diagnosis can be mistaken for other disorders or injuries, such as bursitis, meniscal tear, chondromalacia or other causes of the patellofemoral pain syndrome.2 a detailed history and a careful physical examination often leads to the correct diagnosis, but surprisingly, the literature lacks for specific clinical signs to diagnose the problem. |
| PubMedID- 24596471 | From 2000 to 2004, the number of knee replacements increased by 53%, from 281,534 to 431,485.3 it has been projected that in 2015, the number of knee replacements will reach nearly 1.4 million.3 we propose that prolotherapy, a technique first pioneered by george hackett in the 1950s,4 can obviate patellofemoral pain syndrome resulting from chondromalacia patella and lead to cartilage synthesis in the knee. |
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