Book Chapter
The Nonoperative Treatment of Patellofemoral Arthritis
Ronald Grelsamer, Jenny McConnell
PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN, INSTABILITY, AND ARTHRITIS: CLINICAL PRESENTATION, IMAGING, AND TREATMENT | SPRINGER | Published : 2010
Abstract
The nonoperative treatment of patellofemoral arthritis is a cross between the nonoperative treatment of knee arthritis and the nonoperative treatment of conditions that produce patellar pain, such as a tight lateral reti-naculum, VMO dysplasia, core deficiency, and the like. Treatment options include activity modification, anti-inflammatory medications/analgesics, bracing, physical therapy, steroid injections, viscosupplementation, weight control, water exercises, and, possibly, nutritional sup-plements. © 2010 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.