TY - JOUR T1 - Patello-femoral arthralgia in athletes attending a Sports Injury Clinic. JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 18 LP - 21 DO - 10.1136/bjsm.18.1.18 VL - 18 IS - 1 AU - M. D. Devereaux AU - S. M. Lachmann Y1 - 1984/03/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/18/1/18.abstract N2 - Over a five year period, 137 athletes presented to a Sports Injury Clinic with patello-femoral arthralgia. This was 5.4% of the total injuries seen and a quarter of all knee problems treated. Running contributed to 32% of the athletes with patello-femoral pain. There was a 4:1 male:female ratio and nearly 70% were in the 16-25 year age range. A follow-up questionnaire was sent to 72 athletes seen in the last two years with a 78% response rate. Symptoms and treatment are discussed. After conservative therapy only 28.6% were entirely symptom free with a mean follow up of 13.1 months. ER -