Question Do females with patellofemoral pain syndrome have decreased hip muscle
strength compared with the unaffected side and with healthy controls? Design A systematic …

Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a very common disorder of the knee. Due to
multiple forces influencing the patellofemoral joint, clinical management of this ailment is …

OBJECTIVE: Postural assessment through photography is a simple method that allows the
acquisition of quantitative values to define the alignment of body segments. The purpose of …

Study Design Case-control and reliability study. Objectives To compare foot and ankle
characteristics between individuals with and without patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) …

BACKGROUND: Excessive rearfoot eversion is thought to be a risk factor for patellofemoral
pain syndrome development, based on theoretical rationale linking it to greater tibial internal …

Mechanical factors related to patellofemoral pain syndrome and maltracking are poorly
understood. Clinically, the Q-angle, J-sign, and lateral hypermobility commonly are used to …

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether pre-injury hip muscle weakness is associated with the
development of patellofemoral pain (PFP) in high school running athletes. DESIGN …

Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is one of the most common causes of knee pain and
is present in females disproportionately more relative to males. PFPS causes tend to be …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate two different therapeutic exercise regimens in patients with
patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS). DESIGN: Multicentre, randomised controlled clinical …

Background Patellofemoral joint (PFJ) malalignment (lateral patella displacement and tilt)
has been proposed as a cause of patellofemoral pain. Patella height and/or the morphologic …