Achilles tendon rupture in an elite athlete following multiple injection therapies

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 566-568

  Hamilton, Bruce ^a   Remedios, Denis ^d   Loosemore, Mike ^b   Maffulli, Nicola ^c  

^a LoughboroughUniversity   (United Kingdom)

^b ENGLISH INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (United Kingdom)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Rupture

Indexed keywords

ACTOVEGIN; BUPIVACAINE; CORTICOSTEROID; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; SCLEROSING AGENT; TRAUMEEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEEL;

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILIZATION; MALE; MUSCLE TRAINING; TENDINITIS; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; TENDON INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 54049090838     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2007.03.008     Document Type: Article

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