Surgical management of tendinopathy of biceps femoris tendon in athletes

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 30, Issue 20-22, 2008, Pages 1602-1607

  Longo, Umile Giuseppe ^a   Garau, Giorgio ^b   Denaro, Vincenzo ^a   Maffulli, Nicola ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biceps femoris; Hamstring injuries; Tendinopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FIBULA; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPORT INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDINITIS; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON RUPTURE; TENDON SUTURE; TENOTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SUTURE ANCHORS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDINOPATHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56449094197     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280701786120     Document Type: Article

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