Table 1.
Search strategy of pub MED, CINAHL, and SPORTDiscuss from January 1, 2000 through December31, 2010 to identify potential articles eligible for inclusion in the systematic review (all terms were separately entered into each database).
| Key Words | PubMed | CINAHL | SPORTDiscus | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patellofemoral pain syndrome or anterior knee pain | 1,230 | 579 | 938 |
| 2 | Quadriceps exercise or strength | 1,270 | 46 | 25,220 |
| 3 | Hip exercise or strength | 2,013 | 9 | 25,791 |
| 4 | Tape or taping | 4,220 | 1,839 | 2,014 |
| 5 | Brace or bracing | 2,341 | 876 | 1,214 |
| 6 | Orthosis or orthotics or orthoses | 3,433 | 3,046 | 2,036 |
| 7 | 1 and 2 | 46 | 11 | 170 |
| 8 | 1 and 3 | 32 | 1 | 167 |
| 9 | 1 and 4 | 41 | 79 | 49 |
| 10 | l and 5 | 55 | 16 | 57 |
| 11 | l and 6 | 57 | 60 | 37 |
| Total potential articles to be included in the systematic review | 231 | 167 | 480 |