The VISA-A questionnaire: A valid and reliable index of the clinical severity of Achilles tendinopathy

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 335-341

  Robinson, J M ^a   Cook, J L ^b,c   Purdam, C ^b,c   Visentini, P J ^c,d   Ross, J ^e   Maffulli, N ^e   Taunton, J E ^a   Khan, K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Victorian Institute of Sport   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achilles; Outcome; Questionnaire; Tendinitis; Tendinopathy

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPORT; SPORTS MEDICINE; TENDON DISEASE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISA A QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TENDON INJURIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 0034804385     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.35.5.335     Document Type: Article

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