Cumulative incidence of achilles tendon rupture and tendinopathy in male former elite athletes

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 133-135

  Kujala, Urho M ^a   Sarna, Seppo ^b   Kaprio, Jaakko ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Athlete; Incidence; Sport; Tendinitis

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARATHON RUNNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPORT INJURY; TENDON DISEASE;

ACHILLES TENDON; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 18744414221     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jsm.0000165347.55638.23     Document Type: Article

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