Injectable agents derived from or targeting vascularity: Has clinical acceptance in managing tendon disorders superseded scientific evidence?

Journal of Musculoskeletal Neuronal Interactions

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 174-184

  Hoksrud, A F ^a   Bahr, R Bahr ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Autologous blood; Platelet rich plasma; Sclerosing; Tendinopathy; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CORTICOSTEROID; LIDOCAINE; PLACEBO; POLIDOCANOL;

ABDUCTOR POLLICIS TENDON; ACHILLES TENDINITIS; ACHILLES TENDON; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; EXTENSOR POLLICIS BREVIS MUSCLE TENDON; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARESTHESIA; PATELLA TENDON; PATELLAR TENDINOPATHY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SCLEROTHERAPY; SUPRASPINATUS MUSCLE TENDON; SURAL NERVE; TENDINITIS; TENDON; TENNIS ELBOW; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA;

ANIMALS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS; TENDINOPATHY; TENDONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79958022229     PISSN: 11087161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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