Chondromalacia Patella Symptoms

1, more arise in young athletes. early symptoms of Chondromalacia Patella include Pain under the patella, after a little ease, and increase training for too long, gradually disappeared after the break, with the course extended to ease the pain for longer than that should not squat, on the next difficult step or a sudden weakness fell.

2, the edge of the patella tenderness. Extensor spaces can be squeezed or there is friction to promote a sense of the patella, with pain, patellar cartilage damage alone, no joint effusion, the latter to form the patellofemoral joint osteoarthritis can occur secondary to synovitis and joint effusion, the test positive when floating patella. Course of the elderly, have quadriceps atrophy.

3, X-ray films of the early non-anomaly, the late Chondromalacia Patella symptoms is tha patella osteophyte can be seen the impact of the patellofemoral joint surface is not smooth or narrow space, X-ray film can be found that some causes, such as small patella, patellar high or low femoral condyle deformity equality.

4, radionuclide bone imaging for inspection, the limitations of lateral patella showed radioactive uptake, there is significance of early diagnosis.