Open versus closed kinetic chain exercises in patellofemoral pain: A 5-year prospective randomized study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1122-1130

  Witvrouw, Erik ^a,b   Danneels, Lieven ^a   Van Tiggelen, Damien ^a   Willems, Tine Marieke ^a   Cambier, Dirk ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anterior knee pain; Closed kinetic chain (CKC); Conservative treatment; Open kinetic chain (OPC); Patellofemoral pain

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSED KINETIC CHAIN EXERCISE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE TRAINING; OPEN KINETIC CHAIN EXERCISE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; SYMPTOM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATELLA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3242802064     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546503262187     Document Type: Article

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