Surgery for chronic achilles tendinopathy yields worse results in nonathletic patients

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 123-128

  Maffulli, Nicola ^a   Testa, Vittorino ^b   Capasso, Giovanni ^c   Oliva, Francesco ^d   Sullo, Alessio ^c   Benazzo, Francesco ^e   Regine, Renato ^f   King, John B ^g  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Dynamic Center   (Italy)

^c SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^f CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achilles tendinopathy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TENDON DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANTHROPOMETRY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TENDINOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646367906     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042752-200603000-00007     Document Type: Article

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