Narrative: Review of Anterior Knee Pain Differential Diagnosis (Other than Patellofemoral Pain).

Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Stanford University, 655 Bradford Street #842, Redwood City, CA, 94063, USA.

Published: June 2021

Purpose Of Review: This review presents a framework for constructing a differential diagnosis for chronic anterior knee pain associated with overuse other than patellofemoral pain. Traumatic, systemic, and pediatric injuries will not be covered.

Recent Findings: From superficial to deep, the anterior knee can be conceptually organized into four layers: (1) soft tissue, (2) extensor mechanism, (3) intracapsular/extrasynovial, and (4) intra-articular. From superficial to deep, diagnoses to consider include bursitis, patellar and quadriceps tendinosis, fat pad impingement, and plica syndromes.

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