Etiologic factors associated with symptomatic Achilles tendinopathy

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 952-959

  Holmes, George B ^a,b   Lin, Johnny ^a  

^a Rush University Medical School ^*

^b RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles Tendon; Haglund Deformity; Insertional Disorders

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; STEROID;

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; ACHILLES TENDINOPATHY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HAGLUND DEFORMITY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PARAMETER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TENDON DISEASE; TENDON INSERTION DISORDER;

EID: 33750540566     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070602701115     Document Type: Article

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