Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 2 , Pages 285-295 , February 2009

Associates of Physical Function and Pain in Patients with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

  • Sara R. Piva, PhD, PT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Sara R. Piva, PhD, PT, Dept of Physical Therapy, SHRS, University of Pittsburgh, Room 6035, Forbes Tower, Pittsburgh, PA 15260
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  • G. Kelley Fitzgerald, PhD, PT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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  • James J. Irrgang, PhD, PT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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  • Julie M. Fritz, PhD, PT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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  • Stephen Wisniewski, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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  • Gerald T. McGinty, MS, PT

      Affiliations

    • Physical Therapy Element of United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO
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  • John D. Childs, PT, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Doctor Program of Physical Therapy, US Army–Baylor University, Fort Sam Houston, TX
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  • Manuel A. Domenech, PT, EdD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Odessa, TX
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  • Scott Jones, DPT

      Affiliations

    • Ramstein Outpatient Physical Medicine Clinic, Ramstein Air Base, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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  • Anthony Delitto, PhD, PT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

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 Supported by the Clinical Research Grant Program of the Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association, and the Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Association Research Fund.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.08.214

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Volume 90, Issue 2 , Pages 285-295 , February 2009

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