Correlation between lower limb alignment and risk factors of patellofemoral pain syndrome in young men

doi:10.12307/2023.858

Abstract

Abstract: BACKGROUND: The risk factors for patellofemoral pain syndrome are still unclear and research on risk factors is gradually becoming a hot topic in order to improve the therapeutic outcome of this disease.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between lower limb alignment and patellofemoral pain syndrome in young male runners.
METHODS: In the same running population, 21 patients with bilateral knee pain, 29 patients with single knee pain and 20 normal runners were collected from January 2021 to July 2022. Full-length X-ray examination of both lower limbs in standing position was performed in all subjects. The lateral distal femoral angle, medial tibial proximal angle, joint line congruence angle, hip-knee-ankle angle, and knee physical valgus angle were measured and statistically analyzed.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: There was no significant difference in the parameters between the left and right knees in each group (P > 0.05). Compared with the normal group, no significant changes in lateral distal femoral angle, medial tibial proximal angle, joint line congruence angle, and hip-knee-ankle angle were observed in the single knee pain group and double knee pain group, while the knee physical valgus angle was significantly increased in these two groups (P < 0.05). To conclude, increased knee physical valgus angle may be a risk factor for patellofemoral pain syndrome.

Key words: lower limb alignment, patellofemoral pain syndrome, knee physical valgus angle, risk factor, correlation research

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Han Bing, Liu Hongbin, Wang Hehong, Zhao Hanqing, Zhao Riguang, Sun Yiyan, Zhang Yu. Correlation between lower limb alignment and risk factors of patellofemoral pain syndrome in young men[J]. Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research, 2024, 28(8): 1211-1216.

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