Reliability of clinical methods in evaluating patellofemoral pain syndrome with malalignment
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Reliability of measures of impairments associated with patellofemoral pain syndrome
BACKGROUND The reliability and measurement error of several impairment measures used during the clinical examination of patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) has not been established. The purpose was to determine the inter-tester reliability and measurement error of measures of impairments associated with PFPS in patients with PFPS. METHODS A single group repeated measures design ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Research in Orthopaedics
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2455-4510
DOI: 10.18203/issn.2455-4510.intjresorthop20170902