Management of Insertional Tendinopathy of the Achilles Tendon

Foot and Ankle Clinics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 597-615

  Solan, Matthew ^a,b,c   Davies, Mark ^a  

^a Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Guildford Nuffield Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; TENDINITIS;

ACHILLES TENDON; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 35748985289     PISSN: 10837515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcl.2007.07.005     Document Type: Review

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