Effect of bracing on patellofemoral joint stress while ascending and descending stairs

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 206-214

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

Biomechanics; Bracing; Patella; Patellofemoral; Stairs; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BRACE; CLIMBING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; KNEE PAIN; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE FORCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; BIOMECHANICS; BRACES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FEMUR; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MOVEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATELLA; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 3342875487     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042752-200407000-00003     Document Type: Article

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