Anterior knee pain

Last revised by Henry Knipe ◉ ◈ on 13 Oct 2022

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Citation:

Rezaee A, Knipe H, Weerakkody Y, et al. Anterior knee pain. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 21 Sep 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-38878

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-38878

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/38878

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38878

Article created:

9 Aug 2015, Amir Rezaee

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At the time the article was created Amir Rezaee had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

13 Oct 2022, Henry Knipe ◉ ◈

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At the time the article was last revised Henry Knipe had the following disclosures:

Radiopaedia Events Pty Ltd, Speaker fees (past)
Integral Diagnostics, Shareholder (ongoing)
Micro-X Ltd, Shareholder (ongoing)

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Musculoskeletal

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Anterior knee pain - causes

Anterior knee pain is common with a variety of causes which can be divided anatomically using a layered approach¹ from superficial to deep:

Superficial soft tissues

Extensor mechanism

Intracapsular extrasynovial

Intra-articular

plica syndromes
- mediopatellar plica
- suprapatellar plica
- infrapatellar plica (ligamentum mucosum)
patellofemoral osteoarthrosis
- patellofemoral chondromalacia
inflammatory and depositional arthritis
lipoma arborescens
tenosynovial giant cell tumor
focal nodular synovitis
synovial chondromatosis

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Cases and figures

Quadriceps tendinosisQuadriceps tendinosis

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Patellar tendinosisPatellar tendinosis

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Prepatellar bursitisPrepatellar bursitis

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Morel-Lavallée lesion of the kneeMorel-Lavallée lesion of the knee

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Pre and infrapatellar bursitisPre and infrapatellar bursitis

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Quadriceps tendon ruptureQuadriceps tendon rupture

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Patella fracturePatella fracture

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Patella sleeve fracture and Osgood Schlatter's diseasePatella sleeve fracture and Osgood Schlatter's disease

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Sinding-Larsen-Johansson diseaseSinding-Larsen-Johansson disease

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Recent patella dislocation (MRI)Recent patella dislocation (MRI)

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Giant cell tumor of the patellaGiant cell tumor of the patella

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Anterior knee pain

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Superficial soft tissues

Extensor mechanism

Intracapsular extrasynovial

Intra-articular

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