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Clinical and Radiological Assessment of the Anterior Knee Pain Patient

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Anterior knee pain (AKP), which is pain behind or around the patella, is one of the most common reasons for consultation with an orthopedic surgeon specializing in the knee among teenagers and young adults.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Valencia, Spain

    Vicente Sanchis-Alfonso

  2. Medical Imaging Department, Hospital Universitario y Politecnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain

    Cristina Ramírez-Fuentes

  3. Department of Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy, Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Valencia, Spain

    Laura López-Company

  4. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Vithas 9 Octubre, Valencia, Spain

    Pablo Sopena-Novales

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Sanchis-Alfonso, V., Ramírez-Fuentes, C., López-Company, L., Sopena-Novales, P. (2023). Clinical and Radiological Assessment of the Anterior Knee Pain Patient. In: Sanchis-Alfonso, V. (eds) Anterior Knee Pain and Patellar Instability. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09767-6_5

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