Acute calcific tendinitis of the popliteus tendon - An unusual site and clinical syndrome

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 338-341

  Tibrewal, S B ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute calcific tendinitis; Popliteus tendon

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DICLOFENAC; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; HUMAN; JOINT LIMITATION; KNEE DISEASE; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MUSCLE SPASM; MYALGIA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SPLINTING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TENDINITIS; WEIGHT BEARING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BUPIVACAINE; CALCINOSIS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; KNEE JOINT; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SYNDROME; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 0036741170     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588402760452475     Document Type: Article

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