"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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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patellofemoral Joint" by people in Profiles.
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Hoglund LT, Hillstrom HJ, Barr-Gillespie AE, Lockard MA, Barbe MF, Song J. Frontal plane knee and hip kinematics during sit-to-stand and proximal lower extremity strength in persons with patellofemoral osteoarthritis: a pilot study. J Appl Biomech. 2014 Feb; 30(1):82-94.
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Kepler CK, Bogner EA, Hammoud S, Malcolmson G, Potter HG, Green DW. Zone of injury of the medial patellofemoral ligament after acute patellar dislocation in children and adolescents. Am J Sports Med. 2011 Jul; 39(7):1444-9.