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Precise causes for retropatellar chondromalacia are still unknown. It is generally believed that patellar tracking patterns, contact areas, pressure distribution, contact incongruence and cartilage deficiencies play a role in its aetiology [2, 3, 5, 9,
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van Kampen, A., Huiskes, R., Blankevoort, L., Van Rens, T.J.G. (1988). The Three-Dimensional Tracking Pattern of the Patella in the Human Knee Joint and the Effects of Surgical Interventions. In: Müller, W., Hackenbruch, W. (eds) Surgery and Arthroscopy of the Knee. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72782-5_87
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