Using ultrasound to measure the fibre angle of vastus medialis oblique: A cadaveric validation study

Knee

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 107-111

  Engelina, Shendy ^a   Robertson, Claire J ^b   Moggridge, James ^c   Killingback, Alban ^c   Adds, Philip ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Direct measurement; Fibre angle; Patellofemoral pain; Ultrasound; Vastus medialis oblique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMUR; FIBRE ANGLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; MEASUREMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; VALIDATION STUDY; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS OBLIQUE;

DIRECT MEASUREMENT; FIBRE ANGLE; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN; ULTRASOUND; VASTUS MEDIALIS OBLIQUE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84892488383     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: 18735800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2012.07.001     Document Type: Article

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