A comparison of eccentric isokinetic torque production and velocity of knee flexion angle during step down in patellofemoral pain syndrome patients and unaffected subjects

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 500-504

  Anderson, Graham ^a   Herrington, Lee ^b  

^a Balance Performance Physiotherapy   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Patellofemoral pain syndrome; Quadriceps activity

Indexed keywords

JOINTS (ANATOMY); PATIENT MONITORING; STRESS ANALYSIS; TORQUE;

KNEE FLEXION ANGLE;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; JOINT STABILITY; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TORQUE; VIDEORECORDER; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0038048458     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(03)00054-8     Document Type: Article

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