Arthroscopic management of chronic patellar tendinopathy

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1975-1983

  Pascarella, Antonio ^a   Alam, Mahbub ^b   Pascarella, Fabio ^a   Latte, Carmine ^a   Di Salvatore, Mariano Giuseppe ^a   Maffulli, Nicola ^c  

^a Laboratorio di Chirurgia Artroscopica   (Italy)

^b IPSWICH HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

arthroscopy; clinical results; patellar tendinopathy; treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATELLA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TENDINITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ATHLETES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; PATELLA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDINOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052538627     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511410413     Document Type: Article

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