Noninsertional Achilles Tendinopathy

Foot and Ankle Clinics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 617-641

  Hennessy, Michael S ^a   Molloy, Andrew P ^b   Sturdee, Simon W ^a  

^a WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; TENDINITIS; WOUND HEALING;

ACHILLES TENDON; HUMANS; TENDINOPATHY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 35748956879     PISSN: 10837515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcl.2007.07.006     Document Type: Review

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