Who is affected by patellar tracking disorder
Patellar tracking disorder affects:
- Women more often than men.
- People of shorter height more often than taller people.1
- Teenagers more often than people in older and younger age groups.
Patellar tracking disorder is a common cause of patellofemoral pain syndrome, which most often affects manual laborers, athletes, and teenagers.
| Author: | Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH | Last Updated: February 14, 2008 |
| Medical Review: | Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine Kenneth J. Koval, MD - Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Trauma | |
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