Delayed vastus medialis obliquus to vastus lateralis onset timing contributes to the development of patellofemoral pain in previously healthy men: A prospective study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1099-1105

  Van Tiggelen, Damien ^a,d   Cowan, Sallie ^b   Coorevits, Pascal ^c   Duvigneaud, Nathalie ^d   Witvrouw, Erik ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d QUEEN ASTRID MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anterior knee pain; Patellofemoral pain (PFP); Risk factors; Surface electromyography (EMG); Vastus medialis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BELGIUM; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649509523     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508331135     Document Type: Article

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