Two hundred knees of 100 Chinese cadavera were studied with reference to
factors which have been implicated in the etiology of chondromalacia of the
patella. The findings were as follows: chondromalacia of the patella was
less common in Chinese than in Europeans, did not always start in the
medial patellar facet, and showed no relationship to the presence of
abnormal menisci or to the anatomical characteristics of the medial femoral
condyle which have been suggested as causative factors.