Glucocorticoid injections in lesions of the Achilles tendon

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 661-665

  Metcalfe, David ^a   Achten, Juul ^a   Costa, Matthew L ^a,b  

^a Clinical Sciences Research Institute ^*

^b Clinical Sciences Research Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Glucocorticoid; Tendinopathy

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CORTICOSTEROID; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; PROCAINE;

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; ACHILLES TENDON; ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FLUOROSCOPY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INJECTION; ORTHOTICS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TENDINITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACHILLES TENDON; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; TENDINOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650178737     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2009.0661     Document Type: Article

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