Patellofemoral Pain

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 439-458

  Earl, Jennifer E ^a   Vetter, Carole S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; ORTHOTICS; OSTEOTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; TRAINING;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; BIOMECHANICS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PAIN; SYNDROME;

EID: 34547193207     PISSN: 10479651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2007.05.004     Document Type: Review

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