Multiple percutaneous longitudinal tenotomies for chronic achilles tendinopathy in runners: A long-term study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2151-2157

  Maffulli, Nicola ^a,b,c   Oliva, Francesco ^d   Testa, Vittorino ^e   Capasso, Giovanni ^f   Del Buono, Angelo ^g  

^a NEWHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^e Dynamic Center   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

chronic Achilles tendinopathy; multiple percutaneous tenotomies; return to sport; runners

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; TENDINOPATHY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC ACHILLES TENDINOPATHY; MULTIPLE PERCUTANEOUS TENOTOMIES; RETURN TO SPORT; RUNNERS; TENDINITIS;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; MUSCLE STRENGTH; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RUNNING; TENDINOPATHY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

CHRONIC ACHILLES TENDINOPATHY; MULTIPLE PERCUTANEOUS TENOTOMIES; RETURN TO SPORT; RUNNERS;

EID: 84883500419     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546513494356     Document Type: Article

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