Decreased pulsatile blood flow in the patella in patellofemoral pain syndrome

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1668-1673

  Näslund, Jan ^a,d   Walden, Markus ^b   Lindberg, Lars Göran ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Hässleholm Hospital   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bone; Ischemia; Knee; Pain; Photoplethysmography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PATELLA; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; PATHOGENESIS; PHOTOELECTRIC PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLA; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PULSATILE FLOW;

EID: 34748844112     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546507303115     Document Type: Article

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