Why does distal patella articular softening happen?

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PATELLOFEMORAL UPDATE
	John P.  Fulkerson Why does distal patella articular softening happen? Orthopedic surgeons who are familiar with knee arthroscopy in young people with chronic, resistant anterior knee pain are painfully aware of soft distal and lateral patella articular cartilage that sometimes defies all nonoperative measures — rest, time, anti-inflammatory medication, braces and limitation of activity. Read more