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A 23-year-old female asked:

Why has 3 years of physiotherapy not recovered me from my non-injury related patellofemoral? should i get surgery or wait until i'm done growing?

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Dr. Bernard Bach Jr
Dr. Bernard Bach Jranswered
Orthopedic Surgery 44 years experience
It depends.: You're probably done growing. You should see a sports medicine knee orthopedist. There are several patellofemoral related conditions that you may benefit from surgey.
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