Download or read book Understanding the Patellofemoral Joint: From Instability to Arthroplasty; An Issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine, written by Alexander Meininger and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2014-09-26 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine will focus on patellofemoral disorders and how they are among the most common clinical conditions managed in the orthopaedic and sports medicine setting. The correct diagnosis at an early stage is essential if subsequent treatment is to be successful and secondary complications are to be avoided. Nonoperative intervention is usually the first form of treatment; however, there is no consensus on the most effective method of treatment.