Patellofemoral pain syndrome
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What is patellofemoral pain syndrome?
Patellofemoral pain syndrome is characterized by knee pain resulting from physical and biochemical changes in the patellofemoral joint. The syndrome is often confused with or accompanied by Chondromalacia patella, which is the pathological condition of the cartilage and not the pain syndrome itself.
Common symptoms reported by people with patellofemoral pain syndrome
Treatments taken by people for patellofemoral pain syndrome

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Who has patellofemoral pain syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?
- 1 new patients joined this month
- 75 say patellofemoral pain syndrome is their primary condition
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 0 | |
20s | 28 | |
30s | 52 | |
40s | 46 | |
50s | 36 | |
60s | 23 | |
70+ | 3 |
Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
0-19 years | 34 | |
20-29 years | 29 | |
30-39 years | 17 | |
40-49 years | 11 | |
50-59 years | 3 | |
60-69 years | 1 | |
70+ years | 0 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 48 | |
Female | 145 |
Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Diagnosed | 114 | |
Not Diagnosed | 10 |