Patellofemoral pain syndrome in athletes: A 5.7-Year retrospective follow-up study of 250 athletes

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 393-400

  Blond L ^a,b   Hansen, L ^a  

^a NOC and Sports Confederation of Denmark   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anterior knee pain; Chondromalacia patellae; Patellofemoral; Rehabilitation; Sports; Vastus medialis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE DISEASE; MALE; MUSCLE TRAINING; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 0032425593     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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