What is the Most Appropriate Treatment for Patellar Tendinopathy?

Evidence-based Sports Medicine, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 476-490

  Cook, Jill L ^a   Khan, Karim M ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cryotherapy; Massage; Patellar tendinopathy treatment; Surgical treatment; Tendon tissue

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954490863     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470988732.ch24     Document Type: Chapter

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