Joint stiffness and pain in individuals with patellofemoral syndrome

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 495-501

  Hamstra Wright, Karrie L ^a,b   Swanik, C Buz ^c   Ennis, Theresa Y ^b   Swanik, Kathleen A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior knee pain; Knee chondromalacia; Movie theater sign; Patella

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; MALE; OSCILLATION; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SITTING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 23844550250     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2005.35.8.495     Document Type: Article

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