Individuals with patellofemoral pain exhibit greater patellofemoral joint stress: A finite element analysis study

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 287-294

  Farrokhi, S ^a   Keyak, J H ^b,c   Powers, C M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of California at Irvine   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Biomechanics; Finite element analysis; Patellofemoral pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; JOINT PRESSURE; KNEE FUNCTION; MUSCLE FORCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PAIN; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 79951852416     PISSN: 10634584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2010.12.001     Document Type: Article

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