Femur Rotation Increases Patella Cartilage Stress in Females with Patellofemoral Pain

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-1-2015

Publication Title

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

Volume

47

Issue

9

First page number:

1775

Last page number:

1780

Abstract

This study aimed to test the hypothesis that internal rotation of the femur increases patellofemoral joint stress in persons with patellofemoral pain (PFP).

Keywords

Articular cartilage; Finite element analysis; Femur internal rotation; Patellofemoral pain

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