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MeSH Heading: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Tree Number(s): C05.550.700
Unique ID: D046788
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D046788
Scope Note: A syndrome characterized by retropatellar or peripatellar PAIN resulting from physical and biochemical changes in the patellofemoral joint. The pain is most prominent when ascending or descending stairs, squatting, or sitting with flexed knees. There is a lack of consensus on the etiology and treatment. The syndrome is often confused with (or accompanied by) CHONDROMALACIA PATELLAE, the latter describing a pathological condition of the CARTILAGE and not a syndrome.
Entry Term(s): Anterior Knee Pain Syndrome; Patellofemoral Pain; Patellofemoral Syndrome
NLM Classification #: WE 870
Previous Indexing: Knee Joint (1982-2004); Syndrome (1984-2004)
See Also: Chondromalacia Patellae
Public MeSH Note: 2005
History Note: 2005
Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/07
Revision Date: 2020/01/16

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immunology (IM)

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microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

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Concept UI: M0455459
Scope Note: A syndrome characterized by retropatellar or peripatellar PAIN resulting from physical and biochemical changes in the patellofemoral joint. The pain is most prominent when ascending or descending stairs, squatting, or sitting with flexed knees. There is a lack of consensus on the etiology and treatment. The syndrome is often confused with (or accompanied by) CHONDROMALACIA PATELLAE, the latter describing a pathological condition of the CARTILAGE and not a syndrome.
Terms: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Preferred Term
Term UI T555760
Date10/30/2003
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2005); Anterior Knee Pain Syndrome
Term UI T555841
Date10/30/2003
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2005); Patellofemoral Syndrome
Term UI T555830
Date10/30/2003
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2005)

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