The TOPSHOCK study: Effectiveness of radial shockwave therapy compared to focused shockwave therapy for treating patellar tendinopath - Design of a randomised controlled trial

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Van Der Worp, Henk ^a   Zwerver, Johannes ^a   Van Den Akker Scheek, Inge ^a   Diercks, Ron L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FOCUSSED SHOCKWAVE THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATELLAR TENDINOPATHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIAL SHOCKWAVE THERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPORTING EVENT; TENDINITIS; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLA LIGAMENT; RADIATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SPORT INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; TENDINOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053649377     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-12-229     Document Type: Article

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