Patellar tendon ruptures in weight lifters after local steroid injections

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 369-372

  Chen, Shen Kai ^a,b   Lu, Cheng Chang ^c   Chou, Pei His ^a,b   Guo, Lan Yuen ^b   Wu, Wen Lan ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL HSIAO KANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Local steroid injection; Patellar tendon rupture; Weight lifter

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPETITION; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; KNEE SURGERY; LYSHOLM KNEE SCORE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATELLA TENDON; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPORT INJURY; TENDINITIS; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; TENDINOPATHY; WEIGHT LIFTING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60449113216     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-008-0655-1     Document Type: Article

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