Achilles tendinopathy: A review of the current concepts of treatment

Bone and Joint Journal

Volumn 95 B, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1299-1307

  Roche, A J ^a,b   Calder, J D F ^a,b  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b FORTIUS CLINIC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELECOXIB; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SOMATOMEDIN C; STROMELYSIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; ACHILLES TENDON; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANKLE INSTABILITY; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; ENCHONDRAL OSSIFICATION; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLA TENDON; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84885448056     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20494408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.95B10.31881     Document Type: Review

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