Treatment of achilles tendinopathy with platelet-rich plasma

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 577-583

  Gaweda, K ^a,b   Tarczynska, M ^a,b   Krzyzanowski, W ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^b NZOZ Arthros Orthopaedic Surgery   (Poland)

Author keywords

autologous platelet rich plasma; non insertional achilles tendinopathy; power doppler ultrasonography; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TENDINITIS; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDINOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954978979     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: 14393964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1255028     Document Type: Article

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