Q-angle and J-sign: Indicative of maltracking subgroups in patellofemoral pain

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 468, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 266-275

  Sheehan, Frances T ^a   Derasari, Aditya ^b   Fine, Kenneth M ^c   Brindle, Timothy J ^a,d   Alter, Katharine E ^a,e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Orthopaedic Center   (United States)

^d WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Mt Washington Pediatric Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MALFORMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; MALE; MOTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAMETER; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBLUXATION; THERAPY;

EID: 73449148739     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-009-0880-0     Document Type: Article

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