Muscle Imbalance
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Tight Hamstrings
Weak Quadriceps
Trauma
Ligamentous Injury
Runner's Knee
by Laura Inverarity, D.O.
for About.comUpdated June 17, 2005
About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by the Medical Review Board
Runner's knee is due to a wide variety of causes. Some of the more frequent etiologies of runner's knee include:
Muscle Imbalance
Muscle Imbalance
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