August 16, 2025UltrasoundOpen Access

Sonographic assessment of patellofemoral pain syndrome: Diagnostic utility and correlation with functional impairment

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LOLeila OstadmohammadiImam Khomeini Hospital MSMaryam Selk-GhaffariTehran University of Medical Sciences SRSoosan RahimiImam Khomeini Hospital

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Case-control study reveals ultrasonography's diagnostic utility and significant correlation with functional impairment in patellofemoral pain syndrome.

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Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography was notably high, achieving 96% sensitivity and 73% specificity with adjusted criteria.
Significant differences in tendon thicknesses were found between groups, highlighting structural changes in patellofemoral pain syndrome.
Assessment used various sonographic measurements, including patellar tendon and quadriceps tendon evaluations.
Utilizing a two-out-of-three criteria approach suggests a valuable method for enhancing diagnoses in clinical settings.

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Ostadmohammadi et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af4965ad7bf08b1ead5c25 https://doi.org/10.1177/1742271x251360420

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Case-control study reveals ultrasonography's diagnostic utility and significant correlation with functional impairment in patellofemoral pain syndrome.

Sonographic assessment of patellofemoral pain syndrome: Diagnostic utility and correlation with functional impairment

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Sonographic assessment of patellofemoral pain syndrome: Diagnostic utility and correlation with functional impairment

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