Chondromalacia Patella WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Chondromalacia Patella
Chondromalacia patellae (also known as CMP or runner's knee) is a degenerative condition of the cartilage surface of the back of the knee cap, or patella. It produces discomfort or dull pain around or behind the patella. It is common in young adults, especially soccer players, cyclists, rowers, tennis players, ballet dancers and runners. ...read more at Wikipedia
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- Caused by overuse or injury.
- Physical therapy or specific exercises targeted at strengthening the muscles that support the knees can help.
- Surgery is also an option.
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- Contributor: Tara Salamone
- Reviewer: Chris Miller
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Tara Salamone
- Reviewer: Chris Miller
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Patella Chrondomalacia, Crondomalacia Patella, Chrondomalacia, Chondromalacia Patellae, CMP, Patello-femoral Pain Syndrome, Runner's Knee, Chrondomalacia Patella
- Last update: Oct. 21, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
