Where in your body is it? Its just I thought it was in your eye and I just had an op on my knee and surgeon says I have problems with trochlear
2007-01-22 22:29:34 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
there is a trochlear nerve which goes towards eye and there is a trochlear groove which is in the knee.
The patella (knee cap) lies in a groove on the front of the femur, just above the knee joint. This groove is called the Trochlear Groove. Normally, when walking or running the patella moves up and down this groove vertically, with no sideways motion (just like an elevator moves). Pain occurs when the patella is not tracking vertically in this groove, but is pulled sideways. This will cause the cartilage on the undersurface of the patella, and the cartilage in the Trochlear Groove to rub abnormally against each other, producing pain. If left untreated, the cartilage that is subjected to this excessive rubbing will become permanently damaged, and begin to deteriorate and break down. This condition is known as chondromalacia and can become permanent, since damaged cartilage cannot usually repair itself.
2007-01-22 22:44:36 · answer #1 · answered by Shannyn 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If not already answered it's called the Trochlear Groove. Its where the kneecap makes contact with the thighbone.
I attached a site with diagram of said area.
2007-01-22 22:37:35 · answer #2 · answered by The Gay Argentian Seal 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋