The reliability and validity of the Q-angle: A systematic review

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1068-1079

  Smith, Toby O ^a   Hunt, Nathan J ^a   Donell, Simon T ^a,b  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Patellofemoral joint; Reliability; Systematic review; Validity

Indexed keywords

ARTHROMETRY; ARTICLE; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; METHODOLOGY; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VALIDATION STUDIES AS TOPIC;

EID: 56749102820     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-008-0643-6     Document Type: Article

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