Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is a frequent cause of anterior knee pain in athletes, which affects
patients with and without structural patellofemoral joint (PFJ) damage. Most younger patients …

The patellofemoral (PF) joint is the knee compartment most commonly affected by
osteoarthritis (OA). Even mild PF OA is associated with considerable pain and functional …

Patellofemoral pain affects physically active and sedentary individuals, accounting for 11–
17% of knee pain presentations to general practice 1 2 and 25–40% of all knee problems …

Subject-specific musculoskeletal modeling can be applied to study musculoskeletal
disorders, allowing inclusion of personalized anatomy and properties. Independent of the …

Background Patellofemoral pain (PFP) occurs frequently, and may be related to
patellofemoral osteoarthritis (PFOA). Obesity is associated with increased risk of knee OA …

Walking is a recommended form of physical activity for obese adults, yet the effects of
obesity and walking speed on the biomechanics of walking are not well understood. The …

Objective Patellofemoral joint osteoarthritis (PFJ OA) contributes considerably to knee OA
symptoms. This study aimed to determine the efficacy of a PFJ-targeted exercise, education …

Objective To present the current status of knowledge in the field of patellofemoral (PF)
osteoarthritis (OA) and formulate a research agenda in order to guide future research on this …

Objective To determine whether people with patellofemoral (PF) joint osteoarthritis (OA)
ascend and descend stairs with different PF joint loading, knee joint moments, lower limb …

Stair ambulation is more physically demanding than level walking because it requires the
lower-limb muscles to generate greater net joint moments. Although lower-limb joint …