title: Patellofemoral pain caused by overactivity. A prospective study of risk factors in infantry recruits.
abstract: A prospective study of 390 infantry recruits revealed that the medial tibial intercondylar distance and that the isometric strength of the quadriceps, tested at 85 degrees of flexion of the knee, had a statistically significant correlation with the incidence of patellofemoral pain caused by overactivity. Increased medial tibial intercondylar distance and increased strength of the quadriceps were therefore deemed to be risk factors for this syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hadassah Hospital, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Milgrom
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Finestone
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eldad
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shlamkovitch
mesh_terms: D000886:Anthropometry; D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders; D005269:Femur; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D007866:Leg / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D010329:Patella; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors