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The contributors represent the specialties of orthopedics and orthopedic surgery. All are from U.S. universities, with Oregon Health Sciences Univ, Univ of Connecticut, and West Virginia Univ represented.

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Normal Anatomy 1
2 Biomechanics of the Patellofemoral Joint 24
3 History and Physical Examination 43
4 Imaging the Patellofemoral Joint 76
5 Arthroscopy of the Patellofemoral Joint 107
6 Dysplasias 129
7 Nonarthritic Anterior Knee Pain 143
8 Patellar Tilt Compression and the Excessive Lateral Pressure Syndrome 160
9 Patellar Subluxation 185
10 Patellar Dislocation 211
11 Articular Cartilage Lesions in Patellofemoral Pain Patients 239
12 Nonoperative Treatment 292
13 Surgical Treatment of Patellofemoral Articular Lesions 318
Subject Index 363