Pain and activity levels before and after platelet-rich plasma injection treatment of patellar tendinopathy: A prospective cohort study and the influence of previous treatments

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1941-1946

  Gosens, Taco ^a   Den Oudsten, Brenda L ^a,b   Fievez, Erik ^c   Van'T Spijker, Paula ^d   Fievez, Alex ^d  

^a CPRLab   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

^d Medinova Hospital   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTISONE; POLIDOCANOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PATELLA TENDON; PATELLAR TENDINOPATHY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPORT; TENDINITIS; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORTS ASSESSMENT PATELLAR QUESTIONNAIRE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TENDINOPATHY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84866742863     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: 14325195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-012-1540-7     Document Type: Article

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