Achilles tendinopathy in amateur runners: Role of adiposity (Tendinopathies and obesity)

Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 44-48

  Abate, Michele ^a   Oliva, Francesco ^b   Schiavone, Cosima ^a   Salini, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Obesity; Running; Tendinopathy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867985864     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22404554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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