Nonoperative biological treatment approach for partial achilles tendon lesion

Orthopedics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 120-123

  Filardo, Giuseppe ^a   Presti, Mirco Lo ^a   Kon, Elizaveta ^a   Marcacci, Maurilio ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CRYOTHERAPY; ECHOGRAPHY; EDEMA; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; TENDINITIS; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; WALKING DIFFICULTY; ANKLE INJURY; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; TENDON INJURY; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANKLE INJURIES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; PLATELET TRANSFUSION; TENDON INJURIES; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77949288600     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20100104-31     Document Type: Article

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