Management of patellofemoral pain syndrome

American Family Physician

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 194-202

  Dixit, Sameer ^a   DiFiori, John P ^a,d   Burton, Monique ^b   Mines, Brandon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

BIOMECHANICS; BRACE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EXERCISE; FOOT ORTHOSIS; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INJURY; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUSCLE DISEASE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROPHYLAXIS; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REHABILITATION CARE; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; REST; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BRACES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 33846463839     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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