Influence of an infrapatellar fat pad edema on patellofemoral biomechanics and knee kinematics: A possible relation to the anterior knee pain syndrome

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1025-1030

  Bohnsack, Michael ^a   Klages, Phillip ^a   Hurschler, Christof ^a   Halcour, Andre ^a   Wilharm, Arne ^b   Ostermeier, Sven ^a   Rühmann, Oliver ^a   Wirth, Carl Joachim ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior knee pain; Edema; Infrapatellar fat pad; Knee kinematics; Patellar biomechanics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; JOINT PRESSURE; JOINT SWELLING; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE PAIN; MALE; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTHROPLASTY; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME;

EID: 67649958291     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-006-0237-z     Document Type: Article

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