Clinical diagnosis of Achilles tendinopathy with tendinosis

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-15

  Maffulli, Nicola ^a   Kenward, Michael G ^b   Testa, Vittorino ^c   Capasso, Giovanni ^d   Regine, Renato ^e   King, John B ^f  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Dynamic Center   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^e CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical examination; Diagnosis; Imaging; Pain; Tendinopathy

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PAIN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TENDINITIS; TENDON DISEASE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 0037247625     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042752-200301000-00003     Document Type: Article

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