ASSISTIVE PATELLAR STABILIZERS

It is estimated that up to 40% of knee injuries are caused by patellar problems, which disturb movement especially during squatting or descending stairs and cause serious anterior knee pain (Rothermich MA et al., 2015).

Patellar tracking is guided mainly by the quadriceps and patellar tendon which presents the motion of the patella relative to the femur or femoral groove during knee flexion and extension. However, various forces on the connective tissues around the patella may cause tracking abnormalities, which are related to many disorders of the patellofemoral joint.

It is estimated that up to 40% of knee injuries are caused by patellar problems, which disturb movement especially during squatting or descending stairs and cause serious anterior knee pain (Rothermich MA et al., 2015).

Patellar tracking is guided mainly by the quadriceps and patellar tendon which presents the motion of the patella relative to the femur or femoral groove during knee flexion and extension. However, various forces on the connective tissues around the patella may cause tracking abnormalities, which are related to many disorders of the patellofemoral joint.