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Are there test to diagnosis the difference between patella tendonitis and chondromalacia?
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Patella: Ct or mri.
Answered 2/25/2013
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Physical exam: Physical exam should be able to be used to differentiate the two, they are pretty distinctly different. A sunrise x-ray is an easy way to tell without exposure to high dose radiation.
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Physical exam: Physical exam would help be diagnostic. See an orthopedist.
Answered 12/22/2013
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