Distribution of sonographically detected tendon abnormalities in patients with a clinical diagnosis of chronic Achilles tendinosis

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 61-66

  Gibbon, Wayne W ^a   Cooper, J Robert ^a,b   Radcliffe, Graham S ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Tendon injury; Tendonitis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURSITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TENDINITIS;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 0033974162     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0096(200002)28:2<61::AID-JCU1>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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