Iliotibial band tension affects patellofemoral and tibiofemoral kinematics

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1539-1546

  Merican, Azhar M ^a,b   Amis, Andrew A ^a,c  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Iliotibial band; Kinematics; Knee; Lateral release; Patella; Patellofemoral joint; Retinaculum

Indexed keywords

ILIOTIBIAL BAND; KNEE; LATERAL RELEASE; PATELLA; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; RETINACULUM;

KINEMATICS; ROTATION; TORQUE;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

ABDUCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILIOTIBIAL BAND TENSION; KINEMATICS; KNEE EXTENSION; KNEE FUNCTION; LIMB MOVEMENT; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; PATELLA; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; TENSION; TIBIA; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; FASCIA; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; ILIUM; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLA; ROTATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIBIA;

EID: 67649484368     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.03.041     Document Type: Article

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