A single application of low-energy radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy is effective for the management of chronic patellar tendinopathy

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 346-350

  Furia, John P ^a   Rompe, Jan D ^b   Cacchio, Angelo ^c   Del Buono, Angelo ^d   Maffulli, Nicola ^e  

^a SUN Orthopedics and Sports Medicine   (United States)

^b orthoTrauma Evaluations Centrum   (Germany)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^e QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Jumper's knee; Patellar tendon; Shock wave therapy; Tendinopathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872652044     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-012-2057-8     Document Type: Article

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