The relative timing of VMO and VL in the aetiology of anterior knee pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Chester, Rachel; O. Smith, Toby; Sweeting, David; Dixon, John; Wood, Sarah; Song, Fujian

doi:10.1186/1471-2474-9-64

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The relative timing of VMO and VL in the aetiology of anterior knee pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders • May 1, 2008

Authors:

Rachel Chester

Toby O. Smith

David Sweeting

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Anterior knee pain (AKP) is a common musculoskeletal complaint. It has been suggested that one factor that may contribute to the presence of AKP is a delay in the recruitment of the vastus medialis oblique muscle (VMO) relative to the vastus lateralis muscle (VL). There is however little...

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Medicine

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Meta-analysis

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