Are mechanics different between male and female runners with patellofemoral pain?

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2165-2171

  Willy, Richard W ^a   Manal, Kurt T ^b   Witvrouw, Erik E ^c   Davis, Irene S ^d  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

biomechanics; patellofemoral pain; running; sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; RUNNING; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868303533     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3182629215     Document Type: Article

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