TABLE OF CONTENTS
Index of abbreviations
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Introduction
12Section 1: Strength and endurance in females with patellofemoral
pain
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Chapter 1 : Hip muscle strength and endurance in females with patellofemoral pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis
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Section 2: Elaboration of clinical tests for the assessment of hip
muscle function
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Chapter 2 : Test-retest reliability of two clinical tests for the assessment of hip abductor endurance in healthy females
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Chapter 3 : Test-retest reliability of the hip abductor endurance test depending on two different uses of the Borg scale
84 Chapter 4 : Validity of the hip abductor endurance test based on EMG median frequency characteristics of gluteus medius
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Section 3: Applicability of the clinical test in females with PFP
113Chapter 5 : Test-retest reliability of the hip abductor endurance test in females with patellofemoral pain
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Chapter 6 : Hip abductor, trunk extensor and ankle plantar flexor endurance in females with and without patellofemoral pain
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