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What is patellar chondropathy? what causes it?
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It means disease-: -process effecting the cartilage just as tendinopathy refers to tendons. The causes for the patella can be from direct trauma, caused by improper alignment,causing multiple minor trauma, or can be drug induced such as multiple steroids injections into the knee.
Answered 4/26/2016
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