Databases: Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials; Cochrane Database
of Systematic Reviews; Ovid MEDLINE; PsycINFO; PEDro.
1. exp patellofemoral pain syndrome/ (549)
2. patella/ or exp knee joint/ or knee/ (62198)
3. arthralgia/ or pain/ (142584)
4. anterior knee pain.tw. (1127)
5. ((patell* or femoropatell* or femoro-patell* or retropatell*) adj2 (pain or syndrome or
dysfinction)).tw. (1869)
6. ((lateral compression or lateral facet or lateral pressure or odd facet) adj2 syndrome).tw.
(25)
7. ((chondromalac* or chondropath* or chondrosis) adj2 (knee*1 or patell* or
femoropatell* or femoro-patell* or retropatell*)).tw. (534)
8. chondromalacia patellae/ (66)
9. 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 (202018)
10. randomized controlled trial.mp. or exp randomized controlled trial/ (487814)
11. random allocation.mp. or exp random allocation/ (107923)
12. double-blind method.mp. or exp double-blind method/ (235921)
13. single-blind method.mp. or exp single-blind method/ (33399)
14. randomized controlled trials.mp. (128290)
15. clinical trial.mp. or exp clinical trial/ (931625)
16. exp$ clinical trials.mp. (814)
17. (clinic$ adj trial$).mp. (945789)
18. ((singl$ or doubl$ or treb$ or tripl$) adj (blind$ or mask$)).mp. (388475)
19. exp clinical trials as topic/ or placebo.mp. or exp placebo effect/ or exp placebos/
(623702)
20. (randomised controlled trial or randomised clinical trial).mp. (31292)
21. randomly allocated.mp. (35345)
22. 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14 or 15 or 16 or 17 or 18 or 19 or 20 or 21 (1640886)
23. exp exercise therapy/ or exercise.mp. or exp exercise/ (341453)
24. rehabilitation.mp. or exp rehabilitation/ (327345)
25. (physical therapy or physiotherapy).mp. (51147)
26. resistance training.mp. or exp resistance training/ or exp weight lifting/ (12190)
27. strength$.mp. (341202)
28. (eccentric or concentric or isometric).mp. (51502)
29. 23 or 24 or 25 or 26 or 27 or 28 (985812)
30. 9 and 22 and 29 (5151)
31. limit 30 to human [Limit not valid in CCTR,CDSR; records were retained] (5098)
