The influence of patellar bracing on patellar and knee load-distribution and kinematics: An experimental cadaver study

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 135-141

  Bohnsack, Michael ^a   Halcour, Andre ^a   Klages, Phillip ^a   Wilharm, Arne ^b   Ostermeier, Sven ^a   Rühmann, Oliver ^a   Hurschler, Christof ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior knee pain; Infrapatellar pressure; Knee kinematics; Patellar bracing; Patellofemoral pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BRACE; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATELLA; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BRACES; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MOVEMENT; PATELLA; PRESSURE;

EID: 39049089709     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-007-0428-3     Document Type: Article

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