Ultrasound-guided Platelet-rich plasma injection for chronic patellar tendinopathy: A case report

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Volumn 2, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 969-972

  Brown, James ^a   Sivan, Manoj ^b,c  

^a Leeds Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; HEALING; HUMAN; INJECTION; KNEE PAIN; MALE; PATELLA TENDINOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT INJURY; TECHNIQUE; TENDINITIS; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; TENDINOPATHY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 77958158401     PISSN: 19341482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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