Changes in anteroposterior patellar tendon diameter support a continuum of pathological changes

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1048-1051

  Malliaras, Peter ^a   Cook, Jill ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PATELLA LIGAMENT; PATHOLOGY; TENDINITIS; TIME; VOLLEYBALL;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; TENDINOPATHY; TIME FACTORS; VOLLEYBALL;

EID: 80052971336     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2010.082180     Document Type: Article

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