Clinical and magnetic resonance imaging outcomes following platelet rich plasma injection for chronic midsubstance Achilles tendinopathy

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1032-1039

  Owens Jr , Richard F ^a   Ginnetti, John ^a   Conti, Stephen F ^a   Latona, Carmen ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Achilles tendinopathy; MRI; Platelet rich plasma

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDINOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 81055147701     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2011.1032     Document Type: Article

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