Pennation angle of the soleus in patients with unilateral Achilles tendinopathy

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 30, Issue 20-22, 2008, Pages 1640-1645

  Padhiar, Nat ^a   Al Sayeagh, Hisham ^a   Chan, Otto ^b   King, John ^a   Maffulli, Nicola ^c  

^a Mile End Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b London Independent Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achilles tendinopathy; Pennation angle; Soleus muscle; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOLEUS MUSCLE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TENDINOPATHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56449094959     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280701785916     Document Type: Article

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