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Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS): a systematic review of anatomy and potential risk factors

Gregory R Waryasz1,2 and Ann Y McDermott1,3

Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

Department of Nutrition, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

Kinesiology Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA

Dynamic Medicine 2008, 7:9doi:10.1186/1476-5918-7-9

Published: 26 June 2008

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Additional file 1:

Review of Potential Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Risk Factors. Comprehensive table of the articles discussed in the results section of the manuscript that review the potential risk factors for Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.

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Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS) Exercises and Prescription Recommendations and Instructions. Table of recommendations and instructions for exercises and stretches suggested to possibly prevent Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.

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