MONDO_0008207 (chondromalacia patellae) can be described as follows. Familial chondromalacia patellae is an inherited bone disorder described in 5 families in 1963 and is characterized by localized patellar pain and male-to-male transmission. Also known as: chondromalacia of patella, patella chondromalacia, softening of articular cartilage of patella.