Swelling (at left) due to loose bodies in the knee joint of a 53 year old male patient with chondromalacia (runner's knee). Overuse or trauma has caus


Swelling (at left) due to loose bodies in the knee joint of a 53 year old male patient with chondromalacia (runner's knee). Overuse or trauma has caused softening and degeneration of the protective cartilage around the patella (knee cap).


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