Joint hypermobility in patients with chondromalacia patellae

British Journal of Rheumatology
Z al-Rawi, A H Nessan

Abstract

The relationship between joint mobility and chondromalacia patellae was reported in a prospective study. A total of 115 patients with chondromalacia patellae were compared with 110 healthy individuals without chondromalacia patellae, matched for age and sex, who served as a control group. The degree of joint mobility was scored on a scale of 0-9. The number of individuals with hypermobile joints and the total mobility scores were significantly higher in patients with chondromalacia patellae when compared to the control group (P < 0.001). There were more hypermobile knees among knee joints with chondromalacia patellae when compared with the knees of the control group (P < 0.01). Chondromalacia patellae were bilateral in 57% of our patients. It occurred more frequently in the longer leg and was associated with quadriceps muscle wasting in 50% of patients. Flat feet and backache were reported significantly more often in patients compared with the control group (P < 0.05). It is concluded that hypermobility of the knee joint may be a contributing factor in the pathogenesis of chondromalacia patellae.

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