Skin-derived fibroblasts for the treatment of refractory Achilles tendinosis: Preliminary short-term results

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 193-200

  Obaid, Haron ^a   Clarke, Andrew ^b   Rosenfeld, Peter ^b   Leach, Christopher ^c   Connell, David ^d  

^a ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Ember Physiotherapy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; CELL THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN FIBROBLAST; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84856579540     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.00781     Document Type: Article

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