Effectiveness of patellar bracing for treatment of patellofemoral pain syndrome

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 233-238

  Lun, Victor M Y ^a   Wiley, J Preston ^a   Meeuwisse, Willem H ^a   Yanagawa, Teri L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Function; Knee; Pain; Patellar bracing; Patellofemoral

Indexed keywords

ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BRACE; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE SLEEVE; LEG EXERCISE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATELLAR BRACE; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 22944489546     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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