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By Dr. Edward Loniewski, DOOrthopedic Surgeon Ask any competitive skier about the one joint they are most concerned about and most would point to their knees. Just ask Lindsey Vaughn. This may be due to the fact that you are traveling down a hill at speeds exceeding 40 mph with boards strapped to your feet acting like large levers translating massive amounts of torque directed right into your knees. Think if I took a 4 foot board and tied this to your foot while I took a large mallet and hit it as hard as I could? You can thank...

Patella Chondromalacia Authored by Orthopedic Surgeon, Edward G. Loniewski, DO and posted here with his permission. This disease is also known as softening of the cartilage of your knee cap or "anterior knee pain". This is a big medical word for a condition where the shiny cartilage surface of your patella (knee cap) is softened due to many factors including abnormal pressure across the joint surface or hormonal changes in your body. This pain is usually located over the front of your knee and is described as a deep aching pain. It is sometimes associated with swelling and is usually...