Chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy: An update on research and treatment

Clinics in Sports Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 727-741

  Alfredson, Håkan ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PIROXICAM;

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; ACHILLES TENDON; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG USE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MUSCLE TRAINING; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PAIN; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; SCLEROTHERAPY; TENDON INJURY; TENDON LESION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141508020     PISSN: 02785919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-5919(03)00010-3     Document Type: Review

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