Arguments for an increasing differentiation towards fibrocartilaginous components in midportion Achilles tendinopathy

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1459-1467

  Burssens, A ^a   Forsyth, R ^b   Bongaerts, W ^b   Jagodzinski, M ^c   Mahieu, N ^b   Praet, M ^b   Victor, J ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Achilles midportion tendinopathy; Achilles tendon histopathology; Achilles tendon tendinosis; Fibrocartilaginous differentiation

Indexed keywords

AGGRECAN; BIGLYCAN; COLLAGEN TYPE 2;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHEMISTRY; FIBROCARTILAGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TENDINITIS;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGED; AGGRECANS; BIGLYCAN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COLLAGEN TYPE II; FIBROCARTILAGE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 84877927308     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-012-2203-3     Document Type: Article

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