Understanding Anterior Knee Pain: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
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Anterior Knee Pain and Patellofemoral Problems
Anterior knee pain Patients with patellofemoral pain represent a significant challenge to the orthopaedic and rehabilitation community, despite recent advances in the understanding of almost all other knee conditions. This clinical conundrum is often aptly named “The Black Hole of Orthopaedics”, implying that no single explanation or therapeutic approach has fully clarified this problem yet. Th...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1555-4155
DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2015.08.029