Patella alta: Association with patellofemoral alignment and changes in contact area during weight-bearing

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1749-1755

  Ward, Samuel R ^a,b   Terk, Michael R ^c   Powers, Christopher M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KNEE DISEASE; KNEE FUNCTION; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLA ALTA; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 34547774067     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.F.00508     Document Type: Article

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