Neovascularisation and pain in jumper's knee: A prospective clinical and sonographic study in elite junior volleyball players

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 423-427

  Gisslen K ^a   Alfredson, Håkan ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JUMPING; KNEE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PATELLA TENDON; PATHOGENESIS; SPORT; SPORTS MEDICINE; TENDINITIS; VOLLEYBALL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; PAIN; PATELLA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPORTS; SWEDEN; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 21744459151     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2004.013342     Document Type: Article

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