The relationship between patella position and length of the iliotibial band as assessed using Ober's test

Manual Therapy

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 182-186

  Herrington, Lee ^a   Rivett, Natalie ^a   Munro, Samantha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ITB; Ober's test; Patella position

Indexed keywords

ADDUCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBER TEST; PATELLA; PATELLA CHONDROMALACIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATELLA; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; TENDONS;

EID: 33746480290     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2006.06.008     Document Type: Article

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