Patello-femoral pain syndrome. Diagnosis and management from an anatomical and biomechanical perspective

Current Orthopaedics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 256-266

  Heng, R C ^a   Haw, C S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

BIOMECHANICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; FORCE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; ORTHOSIS; PAIN; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030461898     PISSN: 02680890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0890(96)90054-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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