Effect of ultrasound-guided, peritendinous injections of adalimumab and anakinra in chronic Achilles tendinopathy: A pilot study

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 338-344

  Fredberg, U ^a   Ostgaard, R ^a  

^a SILKEBORG REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anti TNF ; IL 1 antagonist; Injection; Tendinopathy

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DENMARK; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INJECTION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; TENDINITIS;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DENMARK; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST PROTEIN; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; TENDINOPATHY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 66249084522     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2008.00813.x     Document Type: Article

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