Effect of the vastus medialis obliquus on the patellofemoral joint

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 173-180

  Taskiran E ^a   Dinedurga, Z ^a   Yagiz A ^a   Uludag B ^a   Ertekin, C ^a   Lok V ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Electromyography; Patellofemoral joint; Quadriceps muscle; Vastus medialis obliquus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PAIN; PATELLA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN; PATELLA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031615653     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001670050095     Document Type: Article

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