The Patellofemoral Foundation's Mission Statement

Striving to improve the quality of life
for individuals of all ages

affected by anterior knee pain.

NEW! Patellofemoral Online Education

A new online educational resource hosted by the Yale Medical Library for scientists, caregivers and patients with a particular interest in patellofemoral disorders

Education

Patellofemoral Foundations education goal is to provide focused educational sports medicine meetings in various locations to educate health care professionals about prevention and proper care of patients and athletes with patellofemoral pain and instability.

Patellofemoral Education videos (NEW!)

[All video links courtesy of Vumedi.]

MPFL reconstruction- Schepsis
PF rehab- Fithian
MPFL reconstruction - Arendt
Anteromedialization - Farr
Natural history of Patella dislocation - Hunter
Patellofemoral arthroplasty - Leadbetter
Medial Plica Kim

Patient experiences

PFF Sponsored Research

Computational Comparison of Tibial Tuberosity Anteromedialization vs. MPFL Reconstruction for Patellofemoral Instability
John J. Elias, M.D., Andrew J. Cosgarea, M.D.
Medical Education and Research Institute of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO
Orthapaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD


Presentations

"Halbrecht arthroscopic patella stabilization for patients with minimal or no trochlea dysplasia" **
Jeff Halbrecht, MD

**Please note that this is a very large file (27.3 MB), and includes an MPG video at slide #20. You must click in the video window to launch the video.

"Female Patellofemoral Biomechanical Function"
Karen M. Sutton, MD
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yale University

"From the Core to the Floor" — Exercises to Reduce Stress on the Knee
Eveline Erni, M.A., P.T., C.M.A.

Influence of Psychological Factors on Patellofemoral Pain
Dariusz Witonski, M.D.
Consensus Meeting: Firenze, Italy, May 26, 2007

Concepts in Patellofemoral Pain
John Fulkerson, M.D.
The author wishes to acknowledge Chris Powers for assistance with illustration on lower limb alignment.

Origins of PF Pain: Genesis of Iatrogenic Patellofemoral Pain
Jack Farr, M.D.
ISAKOS: DonJoy Consensus Meeting: Understanding Patellofemoral Pain

Role of Hypoxia in the Genesis of Anterior Knee Pain
Vicente Sanchis-Alfonso, M.D. , PhD
Consensus Meeting: Understanding Patellofemoral Pain

Investigations and Management of Patello-femoral Pain
David Dejour, M.D.

 


Patellofemoral Foundation,

P.O. Box 1761, Litchfield, CT 06579

(860) 549-8269