Practical and user-friendly this book is a simple and straightforward clinical guide to
understanding the common problems and pathologies seen in the patellofemoral joint clearly
outlining the most prevalent problems encountered and highlighting the latest surgical
techniques. Divided into two major sections on patellofemoral pain and instability it
discusses etiology making the correct diagnosis and how to manage these problems in both
adults as well as in the skeletally immature using outcomes-based approaches for each
condition. Part I covers topics such as anterior knee pain malalignment and overload syndromes
and arthritis while part II describes conditions such as acute patellar dislocation recurrent
instability and how to avoid complications. Both parts also include chapters on imaging
strategies for the knee. Providing the most current research on these topics in a field that is
rapidly changing and evolving and explaining the treatments and their support in the current
literature Patellofemoral Pain and Instability is an up-to-date straightforward resource for
orthopedic surgeons and residents sports medicine specialists and any clinical professional
treating conditions of the knee.
