Artikel
The clinical examination in the diagnostics of the "anterior knee pain"
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Autoren
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A. Betthäuser
- Landesbetrieb Krankenhäuser am Allg. Krankenhaus Eilbek, Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Hamburg
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E. Hille
- Hamburg
| Veröffentlicht: | 13. Juni 2005 |
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Gliederung
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The high structural density of the knee-joint extensors and the large number of (etio-) pathogenesis being considered make the diagnosis of "anterior knee pain" difficult.
In reviewing the latest literature on this topic as well as our clinical experience of specialized consultation hours for the past 11 years, it is evident that only a systematic and a programmed way of proceeding can be effective. Diagnosis should rely on localization, type, and finally the classification into known clinical scenarios. The highest possible diagnostic accuracy can then be achieved by
using this step-by-step diagnostic algorithm determined by the previously known pathology in the field of Femoropatellarjoints and based on ten sensitive basic tests. Depending on the pathology found in these basic tests, the relevant structures being considered are studied further with specific structural tests.
In the lecture this efficiency-orientated algorithm will be demonstrated.
A handout will be distributed.
