KNEE DISORDERS IN CARPET AND FLOOR LAYERS AND PAINTERS .2. KNEE SYMPTOMS AND PATELLOFEMORAL INDEXES

One hundred and sixty-eight carpet and floor layers and 146 painters w ere examined with the aid of a questionnaire, clinical tests of the pa tellofemoral joint, a knee exertion test and measurements of patellofe moral indices. Carpet and floor layers reported previous knee conditio ns more frequently than painters. Patellofemoral tenderness was not re lated to occupation, patellofemoral indices or perceived knee conditio ns. On the contrary, pain in the knee exertion test of 50 squats was r elated to perceived knee injuries and pain on compression of the patel la. Exertion test seems to be more accurate than traditional clinical tests in the screening of knee lesions.