Table 1.

Location and Possible Cause of Anterior Knee Pain

Location of Pain	Possible Cause of Anterior Knee Pain
Lateral	Small nerves (retinacular neuromas) in lateral retinaculum, ITB syndrome, Popliteal tendonitis
Medial	Recurrent stretching of medial retinaculum, medial patellofemoral ligament, plica syndrome, retinacular neuromas
Retropatellar	Articular cartilage damage, stress on subchondral bone, OCD, bone contusions
Superior	Quadriceps tendonitis/tendinosis
Inferior	Patella tendonitis/tendinosis, fat pat syndrome (Hoffa's Syndrome), Sindig-Larsen-Johannsen's Syndrome

ITB = Iliotibial band

OCD = Osteochondritis dessicans