Sclerosing injections in midportion Achilles tendinopathy: A retrospective study of 25 patients

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 887-890

  Clementson, Martin ^a   Lorén, Ingemar ^b   Dahlberg, Leif ^a   Åström, Mats ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Polidocanol; Sclerosing therapy; Tendinosis

Indexed keywords

MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; POLIDOCANOL; SCLEROSING AGENT;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRALESIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TENDINITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS; TENDINOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 50849128475     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-008-0568-0     Document Type: Article

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