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Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


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
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Preferred
Patellofemoral Pain Related
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