Review of the vascularisation of the human Achilles tendon

Injury

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1267-1272

  Theobald, P ^a   Benjamin, M ^b   Nokes, L ^a   Pugh, N ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Bloodflow; Review; Ruptures; Vascularisation

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; BLOOD FLOW; EXERCISE; FOOT SOLE; INCIDENCE; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MUSCLE BLOOD VESSEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANGIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RUPTURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 26444539654     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2005.02.012     Document Type: Review

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