Achilles tendon Doppler flow may be associated with mechanical loading among active athletes

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2210-2215

  Malliaras, Peter ^a   Richards, Paula J ^b   Garau, Giorgio ^c   Maffulli, Nicola ^d  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^d KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achilles tendinopathy; Doppler flow; Tendon pain; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDINITIS;

ACHILLES TENDON; BIOMECHANICS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; RACQUET SPORTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 55149115157     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508319052     Document Type: Article

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