Effect of knee position on ultrasound Doppler findings in patients with patellar tendon hyperaemia (Jumper's knee)

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 479-483

  Koenig, Merete Juhl ^a   Torp Pedersen, S T ^b   Christensen, R ^b   Boesen, M I ^b   Terslev, L ^b   Hartkopp, A ^c   Bliddal, H ^b  

^a Parker Institute   (Denmark)

^b FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Frederikssund Hospital   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Tendons; Ultrasound color doppler; Ultrasound spectral doppler

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; MALE; PATELLA TENDON; PATIENT POSITIONING; SYSTOLE; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATELLAR DISLOCATION; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; POSTURE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 35648977029     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-962865     Document Type: Article

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