Females with patellofemoral pain syndrome have weak hip muscles: a systematic review

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-15

  Prins, Maarten R ^a   van der Wurff, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Female; Hip; Muscle strength; Patellofemoral pain syndrome; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 66849099690     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0004-9514(09)70055-8     Document Type: Article

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