What are causes and treatment strategies for patellar-tendinopathy in female runners?

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2042-2046

  Grau, S ^a   Maiwald, C ^a   Krauss, I ^a   Axmann, D ^b   Janssen, P ^a   Horstmann, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D Kinematic; Overuse injury; Patellar tendinopathy; Running

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; KINEMATICS; MAMMALS; MUSCLE; PATIENT TREATMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

JOINT COORDINATION; KNEE EXTENSORS; PATELLAR TENDINOPATHY (PT);

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MARATHON RUNNER; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TENDINITIS; VELOCITY;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATELLA; RUNNING; TENDINOPATHY; TENDONS;

EID: 44649087595     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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