Ultrasound-guided sclerosing treatment in patients with patellar tendinopathy (Jumper's knee): 44-month follow-up

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2377-2380

  Hoksrud, Aasne ^a   Bahr, Roald ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

color Doppler; jumper's knee; polidocanol; tendon

Indexed keywords

MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; POLIDOCANOL; SCLEROSING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATELLA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCLEROTHERAPY; TENDINITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PATELLA; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS; SCLEROTHERAPY; TENDINOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80155151808     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511417097     Document Type: Article

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