Incidence of morphologic changes in asymptomatic achilles tendons in an active young adult population

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 249-252

  Joseph, Michael F ^a   Anderson, Jeffrey M ^a   Trojian, Thomas H ^a   Crowley, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic ultrasound; Medical screening; Tendinopathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873721916     PISSN: 10566716     EISSN: 15433072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsr.21.3.249     Document Type: Article

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