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Anterior Knee Pain and Patellar Instability

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  1. Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physical Therapy Faculty of Medicine, University of Gent, Gent, Belgium

    Erik Witvrouw PT, PhD, Damien Van Tiggelen PT & Tine Willems

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    Vicente Sanchis-Alfonso MD, PhD (Member of the International Patellofemoral Study Group/Member of the ACL Study Group) (Member of the International Patellofemoral Study Group/Member of the ACL Study Group)

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Witvrouw, E., Van Tiggelen, D., Willems, T. (2006). Risk Factors and Prevention of Anterior Knee Pain. In: Sanchis-Alfonso, V. (eds) Anterior Knee Pain and Patellar Instability. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-84628-143-1_8

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