The patellar tendinopathy in athletes: A sonographic grading correlated to prognosis and therapy

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 399-404

  Gemignani, Michele ^a   Busoni, Francesco ^b   Tonerini, Michele ^c   Scaglione, Mariano ^d  

^a Juventus Football Club   (Italy)

^b San Camillo Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d Clinica Pineta Grande   (Italy)

Author keywords

Athletes; Injuries; Patellar tendinopathy; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SPORT; TENDINITIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATELLA; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDINOPATHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53549124397     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-008-0729-y     Document Type: Article

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