The effect of bracing on patella alignment and patellofemoral joint contact area

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1226-1232

  Powers, Christopher M ^a,b   Ward, Samuel R ^c   Chan, Li Der ^a   Chen, Yu Jen ^a   Terk, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Patellar kinematics; Patellofemoral bracing; Patellofemoral pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BRACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATELLA; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRACES; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PATELLA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3042846724     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/01.MSS.0000132376.50984.27     Document Type: Article

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