Anterior knee pain

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Anterior knee painis common with a variety of causes including:

patella ~~fracture~~ fracture
osteoarthritis
inflammatory and depositional arthritis
bursitis around the knee
patellofemoral maltracking
excessive lateral pressure syndrome (ELPS)
patellar cartilage defect
patellofemoral ~~chondromalacia~~ chondromalacia
patellar tendinitis
medial plica
Hoffa's disease
iliotibial band friction ~~syndrom~~syndrome

~~-Anterior knee pain is common with a variety of causes including:<ul>~~
~~-<li><a href="/articles/patella-fracture">patella fracture</a></li>~~
+Anterior knee pain is common with a variety of causes including:<ul>
+<li><a href="/articles/patella-fracture">patella fracture</a></li>
~~-<li><a href="/articles/chondromalacia-patellae">patellofemoral chondromalacia</a></li>~~
+<li><a href="/articles/chondromalacia-patellae">patellofemoral chondromalacia</a></li>
~~-<li>medial <a title="Synovial plicae of the knee" href="/articles/synovial-plicae-of-the-knee">plica</a>~~
+<li>medial <a href="/articles/synovial-plicae-knee">plica</a>
~~-<a href="/articles/patellar-tendon-lateral-femoral-condyle-friction-syndrome">Hoffa's disease</a> </li>~~
~~-<li><a href="/articles/iliotibial-band-syndrome">iliotibial band friction syndrom</a></li>~~
~~-</ul> ~~
+<a href="/articles/patellar-tendon-lateral-femoral-condyle-friction-syndrome-1">Hoffa's disease</a> </li>
+<li><a href="/articles/iliotibial-band-syndrome">iliotibial band friction syndrome</a></li>
+</ul>

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