Blood flow of the achilles tendon during military training

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 901-905

  Mahieu, N ^a   Van Tiggelen, D ^b   De Muynck, M ^a   Dumalin, M ^c   Witvrouw, E ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b QUEEN ASTRID MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

hypervascularisation; overuse; tendinopathy

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PAIN; PATHOLOGY; SOLDIER; TENDINITIS; VASCULARIZATION;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADOLESCENT; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PAIN; TENDINOPATHY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 78650515552     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: 14393964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1267159     Document Type: Article

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