Surgical management of chronic proximal hamstring tendinopathy in athletes: A 2 to 11 years of follow-up

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 83-89

  Benazzo, Francesco ^a,b   Marullo, Matteo ^a,b   Zanon, Giacomo ^a   Indino, Cristian ^a,b   Pelillo, Francesco ^a,c  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hamstring injuries; Lower limb surgery; Muscle injuries; Proximal hamstring tendinopathy; Sport injuries

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOBILIZATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL HAMSTRING TENDINOPATHY; SPORT INJURY; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TENDINITIS; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDINOPATHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878757405     PISSN: 15909921     EISSN: 15909999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10195-013-0226-2     Document Type: Article

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