Patellofemoral pain syndrome in children and adolescents: A cross-sectional study.

Autor: Sanchis GJB; Department of Physiotherapy, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.; Department of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, Buenos Aires, Valencia, Spain., Barbosa JVS; Department of Physiotherapy, Postgraduate Program in Physiotherapy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, UFRN, Natal, RN, Brazil., Cavalcanti RL; Department of Physiotherapy, Postgraduate Program in Physiotherapy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, UFRN, Natal, RN, Brazil., Bezerra JP; Department of Physiotherapy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, UFRN, Natal, RN, Brazil., Santos MLD; Department of Physiotherapy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, UFRN, Natal, RN, Brazil., Guedes TSR; Department of Dentistry, Postgraduate Program in Public health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, UFRN, Natal, RN, Brazil., Assis SJC; Department of Physiotherapy, Postgraduate Program in Public health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, UFRN, Natal, RN, Brazil., Santana RC; Department of Physiotherapy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, UFRN, Natal, RN, Brazil., Lopes JM; Department of Physiotherapy, Federal University of São Francisco Valley, Paulo Afonso, BA, Brazil., Oliveira AGRDC; Department of Dentistry, Postgraduate Program in Public health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, UFRN, Natal, RN, Brazil., Guedes MBOG; Department of Physiotherapy, Postgraduate Program in Physiotherapy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, UFRN, Natal, RN, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2024 Apr 16; Vol. 19 (4), pp. e0300683. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 16 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0300683
Abstrakt: Objectives: To assess the prevalence and associated factors of Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS) in children and adolescents.
Method: A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted with children and adolescents aged 10 to 18 years, who presented a history of peripatellar and/or retropatellar pain, attending elementary or high school in urban public schools in Natal, Brazil. The sample size was calculated based on a minimum outcome prevalence of 22%.
Results: A prevalence of 24.7% of PFPS was found. There was a positive association of PFPS with active students (p < 0.01; PR: 2.5; CI: 1.4-4.5), low functional capacity (p < 0.01; PR: 8.0; CI: 5.0-12.8), and those classified as pubertal (p < 0.03; PR: 1.8; CI: 1.0-3.2).
Conclusion: There was a considerable prevalence of PFPS in children and adolescents, as well as an association between the level of sexual maturation and adjustable determinants, such as the level of physical activity and low functional capacity in this group.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
(Copyright: © 2024 Sanchis et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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