Why the study?
Does femoral trochlear dysplasia type correlate with patellofemoral cartilage degeneration as evaluated by T2 mapping?
Does femoral trochlear dysplasia type correlate with patellofemoral cartilage degeneration as evaluated by T2 mapping?
T2 mapping reveals that more severe types of femoral trochlear dysplasia (Types B-D) are associated with deeper and more extensive patellofemoral cartilage degeneration.
May prompt early cartilage surveillance in young FTD patients; leaves open preventive strategies.
The FTD might cause the early degeneration of patellofemoral cartilage, which significantly appear in the young age; The type B-D of FTD is more likely to cause the wider range of superficial cartilage injure and involved some part of deep layer; the injure shows dehydration change in superficial cartilage and edema in deep layer.
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