Patellar kinematics, part I: the influence of vastus muscle activity in subjects with and without patellofemoral pain.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Reduced motor unit activity of the vastus medialis muscle relative to the vastus lateralis muscle has been implicated as a cause of lateral patellar subluxation. The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of vastus muscle motor unit activity on patellar kinematics....

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Published in:Physical Therapy Vol. 80; no. 10; pp. 956 - 965
Main Author: Powers CM
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Oct2000
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