Posting here for traffic as no response on Health board. I have a stress fracture in my tibia, MRI shows in addition there is Grade 4 chondromalacia at the patellofemoral joint. At the moment the stress fracture is the main priority but im wondering if this other problem is likely to get better with physio or if I'm going to have to go down the surgery route. I'm not being reviewed for 4 weeks and stupidly didn't ask!