Correlation between power Doppler ultrasonography and clinical severity in Achilles tendinopathy

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 180-183

  Peers, Koen H E ^a   Brys, Peter P M ^a   Lysens, Roeland J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEEL PAIN; HUMAN; JUMPING; MALE; POWER DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON DISEASE; THICKNESS;

EID: 0038686620     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-002-0426-5     Document Type: Article

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