Influence of patella alta on knee extensor mechanics

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2415-2422

  Ward, Samuel R ^a,b   Terk, Michael R ^a   Powers, Christopher M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Patella alta; Patellofemoral; Patellofemoral joint reaction force

Indexed keywords

BONE; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LIGAMENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TENDONS;

KNEE EXTENSOR; PATELLA ALTA; PATELLOFEMORAL; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT REACTION FORCE;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SAMPLE SIZE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; JOINT DISEASES; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PATELLA; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TORQUE;

EID: 26444487293     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2004.10.010     Document Type: Article

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