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A degeneration of the ARTICULAR CARTILAGE of the PATELLA, caused by a decrease in sulfated MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDES in the ground substance. When accompanied by pain, it is sometimes considered part of or confused with PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME.
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- Patella, Chondromalacia Of
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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2005
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- Cartilage Diseases (1968-2004)
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- National Library of Medicine. Chondromalacia Patellae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D046789. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D046789
- Chondromalacia Patellae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chondromalacia_patellae
- Chondromalacia Patellae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1076086