Clinical findings in patellofemoral osteoarthritis compared to individually-matched controls: a pilot study.
Erin M MacriKay M CrossleyHarvi F HartAgnes G d'EntremontBruce B ForsterCharles R RatzlaffDavid R WilsonKarim M KhanPublished in: BMJ open sport & exercise medicine (2020)
Functional performance was worse in individuals with PFOA, despite those individuals having no significant differences on lower extremity strength testing. Patellofemoral alignment was associated with worse functional performance as well as worse patient-reported outcomes, and it may represent one mechanism underpinning PFOA-related symptoms.