Adolescent patellofemoral pain: Implicating the medial patellofemoral ligament as the main pain generator

Journal of Children's Orthopaedics

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 269-277

  Luhmann, Scott J ^a   Schoenecker, Perry L ^a   Dobbs, Matthew B ^a   Eric Gordon, J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior knee pain; Lateral retinacular release; Nonoperative treatment; Patellofemoral pain

Indexed keywords

EID: 50149097236     PISSN: 18632521     EISSN: 18632548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11832-008-0104-2     Document Type: Article

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