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Descriptor English: Chondromalacia Patellae
Descriptor Spanish: Condromalacia de la Rótula
Descriptor condromalacia rotuliana
Entry term(s) condromalacia de la rótula
condromalacia patelar
Scope note: Degeneración del CARTÍLAGO ARTICULAR de la RÓTULA, causada por una disminución de MUCOPOLISACÁRIDOS sulfatados en la sustancia de base. Cuando se acompaña de dolor, se la considera en ocasiones parte del SÍNDROME DOLOROSO FEMOROPATELAR o se confunde con él.Degeneración del CARTÍLAGO ARTICULAR de la RÓTULA, causada por disminución de MUCOPOLISACÁRIDOS sulfatados en la sustancia fundamental. Cuando se acompaña de dolor, en ocasiones se le considera parte del SÍNDROME DOLOROSO FÉMOROPATELAR o se confunde con el mismo.
Descriptor Portuguese: Condromalacia da Patela
Descriptor French: Chondromalacie patellaire
Entry term(s): Patella, Chondromalacia Of
Tree number(s): C05.182.100
C17.300.182.100
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D046789
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Cartilage Diseases (1968-2004)
Public MeSH Note: 2005
History Note: 2005
Related: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome MeSH
DeCS ID: 38610
Unique ID: D046789
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Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/19
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Chondromalacia Patellae - Preferred
Concept UI M0455467
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Chondromalacia Patellae
Entry term(s) Patella, Chondromalacia Of



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