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Chondromalacia patellae due to trauma. it is not responding to physical therapy.?
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May need surgery: If physical therpy, nsaids, or cortisone injections are not helpful, you may require an arthroscopy to clean the chondromalacia out of the knee. Talk with your physican.
Answered 2/21/2013
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See knee specialist: Pt is the mainstay of treatment; you should thoroughly exhaust it prior to surgery; off-label use of viscosupplementation can sometimes help; if there is maltracking a patellar stabilization brace or taping may help; if nonop treatment fails, surgery can range from knee scope to "clean up" cartilage to open procedures to correct tracking (realign) and/or resurface (cartilage restoration) kneecap.
Answered 6/26/2013
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See orthopedist: See your orthopedist for a detailed exam. You may need an MRI to eval the state of the cartialage.
Answered 6/10/2014
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