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Zenat Ahmed Khired

Princes Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Kindom of Saudi Arabia

Title: The prevalence of Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS) in Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University Students and its impact in their daily activity

Biography

Biography: Zenat Ahmed Khired

Abstract

Introduction: Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is the most common presentation of knee pain to sports medicine and orthopaedic clinics among adolescents and young adults. It accounts for 20–40% of all knee problems in active young adults. The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of PFPS in Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (PNU) Students and their impact on their daily activity.
Methods: This study is a crosssectional survey that evaluated 1100 PNU Female students between 18 and 30years of age, who agreed to participate in the study. We used two questionnaires in this study, Kujala Patellofemoral Scale (KPS) and LEFS score.
Results: The average age was 20.7±1.8years, fourteen out of 51 participants with poor/ fair Kujala score aged less than 20years (27.5%), however, no statistically significant association was detected between age and Kujala severity score (p=0.59), using the minimal cut-off of 9 points in LEFS scores showed that all participants had scored 10 and more. Clinically and statistically significant difference in LEFS scores was confirmed among the three Kujala score groups. The higher the Kujala score, the better the LEFS score (r=0.58, p<0.01).