Miyoshi Myopathy - An Unusual Cause of Calf Pain and Tightness

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-47

  Fallon, K E ^a   Collins, S J ^b   Purdam, C ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYCLING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EXERCISE; GAIT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; MALE; MIYOSHI MYOPATHY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYALGIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0347986828     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042752-200401000-00008     Document Type: Article

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