What is Chondromalacia Patella?

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Clinically, patellar malacia refers to the friction between the lateral condyle cartilage of the femur and the lateral cartilage of the tibial plateau, resulting in wear damage to the cartilage. Patients show pain, swelling, soreness, weakness, etc. at the joint site; severe cases can cause patients to show osteoarthritis. Conservative treatment can be given during treatment. First of all, to reduce the weight of the knee joint, can be fixed with braces or external application of blood circulation plaster, can also be regularly injected into the joint sodium hyaluronate, or oral chondroitin hydrochloride.

What is Chondromalacia Patella?



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