Differences in sonographic characteristics of the vastus medialis obliquus between patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome and healthy adults

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1743-1749

  Jan, Mei Hwa ^a,b   Lin, Da Hon ^c   Lin, Jiu Jenq ^a   Lin, Chien Ho Janice ^d   Cheng, Cheng Kung ^e   Lin, Yeong Fwu ^e,f  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c EN CHU KONG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f West Garden Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Patellofemoral pain syndrome; Sonography; Vastus medialis obliquus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; TAIWAN;

EID: 70649095951     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509333483     Document Type: Article

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