Guest editors
Vicente Sanchis-Alfonso, MD, PhD (Left)
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Valencia, Spain
Scott F. Dye, MD (Right)
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
This focused issue in Annals of Joint on patellofemoral joint aims to change the majority of orthopaedic surgeons and physical therapists’ perception of the pathology of anterior knee pain (AKP). The high incidence and prevalence of AKP along with the poor long-term prognosis and high disability levels have turned the pathologic condition of AKP into an urgent research priority.
Preface
Anterior knee pain: so common a symptom, so misunderstood
Vicente Sanchis-Alfonso, Scott F. Dye
Review Article
An overview of patellofemoral pain—from a tissue homeostasis perspective
Scott F. Dye, Christopher C. Dye
Evaluation of anterior knee pain patient: clinical and radiological assessment including psychological factors
Vicente Sanchis-Alfonso, Javier Coloma-Saiz, María Herrero-Herrero, Josep Prades-Piñón, Cristina Ramírez-Fuentes
Anterior knee pain subgroups: the first step towards a personalized treatment
James Selfe, Jessie Janssen, Benjamin Drew, Paola Dey
The current management of patients with patellofemoral pain from the physical therapist’s perspective
Jacob John Capin, Lynn Snyder-Mackler
“Conservative” surgical treatment for anterior knee pain
William R. Post
The power of transverse plane limb mal-alignment in the genesis of anterior knee pain—clinical relevance
Robert A. Teitge
Does the patellofemoral joint need articular cartilage?—clinical relevance
Lars Blønd
Chondral and osteochondral lesions in the patellofemoral joint: when and how to manage
Seth L. Sherman, Dimitri M. Thomas, Jack Farr II
Treating complications of operative management for patellofemoral pain
Vicente Sanchis-Alfonso
Evaluation of the patient with patellar instability
Najeeb Khan, Robert Stewart, Donald C. Fithian
Acute dislocation of the patella: should these patients be operated on more often?
Vicente Sanchis-Alfonso, Erik Montesinos-Berry
Patella instability in the skeletally immature patient: pearls for surgical treatment
Jack Andrish
Disclosure:
The series “The Patellofemoral Joint” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Joint without any sponsorship or funding. Vicente Sanchis-Alfonso and Scott F. Dye served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.