Acute patellofemoral pain: Aggravating activities, clinical examination, MRI and ultrasound findings

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 64-67

  Brushoj C ^a,b   Holmich P ^a   Nielsen, M B ^b   Albrecht Beste, E ^c  

^a AMAGER HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAIN SEVERITY SCALE; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; RATING SCALE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38549091150     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2006.034215     Document Type: Article

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