Ultrasound and doppler findings in the achilles tendon among middle-aged recreational floor-ball players in direct relation to a match

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 140-143

  Fahlstrom M ^a   Alfredson, H ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; VASCULARIZATION;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPORTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 76949105941     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2008.047316     Document Type: Article

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