Patellar tendinopathy in athletes: Outcome of nonoperative and operative management

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 392-397

  Panni, Alfredo Schiavone ^a   Tartarone, Mario ^a   Maffulli, Nicola ^a,b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE DISEASE; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDINITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034094540     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03635465000280031901     Document Type: Article

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