The management of patients affected by isolated patellofemoral osteoarthritis and associated anterior knee pain represents a challenging diagnosis for the orthopedic surgeons. Newer generation patellofemoral replacement implants have emerged as an excellent option for patients presenting with isolated patellofemoral osteoarthritis (PFOA). However, controversy remains about the management of isolated PFOA, and better understanding of the most suitable patient for patellofemoral replacement treatment is mandatory to better address the anterior knee pain and the functional impairment due to PFOA. In this chapter, the two senior authors (SZ and EA) review a case of isolated PFOA in a latter middle-aged patient. The case is a 58-year-old female who presented with chronic left knee anterior knee pain exasperated by bent knee activities such as climbing stairs and squatting, with isolated PFOA at imaging examination. After a trial of non-operative management, the patient underwent a patellofemoral arthroplasty. At 1 year follow-up she was doing well without any symptoms on her left knee. A concise overview of the current concepts of treatment of PFOA, with patient selection for patellofemoral arthroplasty and its outcomes is provided.

Zaffagnini S., Dal Fabbro G., Serra M., Arendt E.A. (2021). Patellofemoral Pain and Arthritis in Latter Middle-Aged Patient, with Marginal Osteophytes and General Patellofemoral Chondrosis. Berlino : Springer International Publishing [10.1007/978-3-030-81545-5_21].

Patellofemoral Pain and Arthritis in Latter Middle-Aged Patient, with Marginal Osteophytes and General Patellofemoral Chondrosis

Zaffagnini S.;Dal Fabbro G.;
2021

Abstract

The management of patients affected by isolated patellofemoral osteoarthritis and associated anterior knee pain represents a challenging diagnosis for the orthopedic surgeons. Newer generation patellofemoral replacement implants have emerged as an excellent option for patients presenting with isolated patellofemoral osteoarthritis (PFOA). However, controversy remains about the management of isolated PFOA, and better understanding of the most suitable patient for patellofemoral replacement treatment is mandatory to better address the anterior knee pain and the functional impairment due to PFOA. In this chapter, the two senior authors (SZ and EA) review a case of isolated PFOA in a latter middle-aged patient. The case is a 58-year-old female who presented with chronic left knee anterior knee pain exasperated by bent knee activities such as climbing stairs and squatting, with isolated PFOA at imaging examination. After a trial of non-operative management, the patient underwent a patellofemoral arthroplasty. At 1 year follow-up she was doing well without any symptoms on her left knee. A concise overview of the current concepts of treatment of PFOA, with patient selection for patellofemoral arthroplasty and its outcomes is provided.
2021
The Patellofemoral Joint: A Case-Based Approach
199
204
Zaffagnini S., Dal Fabbro G., Serra M., Arendt E.A. (2021). Patellofemoral Pain and Arthritis in Latter Middle-Aged Patient, with Marginal Osteophytes and General Patellofemoral Chondrosis. Berlino : Springer International Publishing [10.1007/978-3-030-81545-5_21].
Zaffagnini S.; Dal Fabbro G.; Serra M.; Arendt E.A.
File in questo prodotto:
Eventuali allegati, non sono esposti

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/11585/954854
 Attenzione

Attenzione! I dati visualizzati non sono stati sottoposti a validazione da parte dell'ateneo

Citazioni
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.pmc??? ND
  • Scopus 0
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? ND
social impact