Reconstruction of a chronic quadriceps tendon tear in a body builder

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1007-1011

  Leopardi, Paolo ^a   Vico, Giovanni Di ^a   Rosa, Donato ^a   Cigala, Fabrizio ^a   Maffulli, Nicola ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anabolic steroids; Body building; Chronic tendon tear; Hamstrings; Quadriceps

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; TENDON; TENDON INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRANSPLANTATION; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ANABOLIC AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 33749367874     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-006-0044-7     Document Type: Article

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