Stress-shielding as a cause of insertional tendinopathy: The operative technique of limited adductor tenotomy supports this theory

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 424-428

  Orchard, J W ^a   Cook, J L ^b   Halpin, N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDUCTOR LONGUS TENDON; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSION; CONVALESCENCE; FORCE; HUMAN; INSERTIONAL TENDINOPATHY; LIMITED ADDUCTOR TENOTOMY; PROTECTION; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; REVIEW; SKIN INCISION; STRESS; STRESS SHIELDING; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON; TENDON DISEASE; TENOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE; TENDON INJURY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; SPORTS MEDICINE; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; STRESS; TENDON INJURIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 16844370053     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1440-2440(04)80259-7     Document Type: Note

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