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Chondromalacia is a general term used to signify damage to the cartilage under the knee cap. This cartilage that covers the patella (knee cap) is important as a shock absorber and for ensuring the patella and the femoral groove slide smoothly past one another.hondromalacia is a general term used to signify damage to the cartilage under the knee cap. This cartilage that covers the patella (knee cap) is important as a shock absorber and for ensuring the patella and the femoral groove slide smoothly past one another.
Chondromalacia occurs when the shock absorber (meniscus) between bones within a joint wears down, causing the bones to directly rub together. The rubbing wears down the hyaline cartilage which covers the ends of the bones within the joint resulting in pain. It is an important component of patello-femoral syndrome which happens within the knee joint when the back of the knee cap and lower end of the thigh bone rub together. Although most common within the knee joint, it has also been found present in all joints that have the hyaline cartilage as part of the joint surfaces.