"Patellofemoral Joint" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The articulation between the articular surface of the PATELLA and the patellar surface of the FEMUR.
| Descriptor ID |
D057071
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.583.475.650
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| Concept/Terms |
Patellofemoral Joint- Patellofemoral Joint
- Joint, Patellofemoral
- Joints, Patellofemoral
- Patellofemoral Joints
- Patellofemoral Articulation
- Articulation, Patellofemoral
- Articulations, Patellofemoral
- Patellofemoral Articulations
- Femoropatellar Articulation
- Articulation, Femoropatellar
- Articulations, Femoropatellar
- Femoropatellar Articulations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patellofemoral Joint" by people in Profiles.
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Highly variable tibial tubercle-trochlear groove distance (TT-TG) in osteoarthritic knees should be considered when performing TKA. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2019 May; 27(5):1403-1409.
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Middle patellar tendon to posterior cruciate ligament (PT-PCL) and normalized PT-PCL: New magnetic resonance indices for tibial tubercle position in patients with patellar instability. Knee. 2018 Oct; 25(5):799-806.
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Clinical effectiveness of patella mobilisation therapy versus a waiting list control for knee osteoarthritis: a protocol for a pragmatic randomised clinical trial. BMJ Open. 2018 03 14; 8(3):e019103.
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Effectiveness of Inclusion of Dry Needling in a Multimodal Therapy Program for Patellofemoral Pain: A Randomized Parallel-Group Trial. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2017 Jun; 47(6):392-401.