Sonographic evaluation and ultrasound-guided therapy of the achilles tendon

Ultrasound Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 103-110

  Daftary, Aditya ^a   Adler, Ronald S ^b,c  

^a Innovision Imaging Pvt Ltd   (India)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles; Tendons; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ARTHROPATHY; BURSITIS; CALCIFICATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ENTHESITIS; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; GRAY SCALE ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; OSSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; REVIEW; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ACHILLES TENDON; HUMANS; RUPTURE; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TENDINOPATHY; TENDON INJURIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 70349129990     PISSN: 08948771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RUQ.0b013e3181b738a6     Document Type: Review

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