Erratum: Ultrasound-guided sclerosis of neovessels in painful chronic patellar tendinopathy: A randomized controlled trial (American Journal of Sports Medicine (2006) 34:11 (1738-1746) DOI: 10.1177/0363546506289168);Ultrasound-guided sclerosis of neovessels in painful chronic patellar tendinopathy: A randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1738-1746

  Hoksrud, Aasne ^a   Öhberg, Lars ^b   Alfredson, Håkan ^b   Bahr, Roald ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Color Doppler; Functional tests; Jumper's knee; Jumping ability; Polidocanol; Strength; Ultrasonography; Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment (VISA) score

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; LIDOCAINE; PLACEBO; POLIDOCANOL; SCLEROSING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BASKETBALL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PATELLA TENDINOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPORT INJURY; TENDON DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOLLEYBALL;

EID: 33750940193     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511415225     Document Type: Erratum

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