Fasciitis first before tendinopathy: Does the anatomy hold the key?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 887-889

  Franklyn Miller, Andrew ^a,b   Falvey, Eanna ^b,c   McCrory, Paul ^b  

^a Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Sports Surgery Clinic   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; HYALURONIC ACID; INFLIXIMAB; PROTEOGLYCAN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA ANTIBODY;

ANATOMY; DISEASE COURSE; EDEMA; EDITORIAL; FASCIITIS; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LEG; MUSCLE TONE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; SCLERODERMA; TENDINITIS; ULTRASOUND;

FASCIITIS; HUMANS; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 70449704200     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2008.054577     Document Type: Editorial

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