Patellar tilt correlates with vastus lateralis:vastus medialis activation ratio in maltracking patellofemoral pain patients

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 927-933

  Pal, Saikat ^a   Besier, Thor F ^b   Draper, Christine E ^c   Fredericson, Michael ^d   Gold, Garry E ^a,c,d   Beaupre, Gary S ^a,e   Delp, Scott L ^a,d  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Patellar maltracking; Patellofemoral pain; PearlDiver database; Vastus lateralis:vastus medialis activation ratio; Vastus medialis activation delay

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATELLA; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; BONE MALALIGNMENT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PAIN; PATELLA; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SEX FACTORS; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859639200     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: 1554527X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.22008     Document Type: Article

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