Early controlled tension improves the material properties of healing human achilles tendons after ruptures: A randomized trial

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2550-2557

  Schepull, Thorsten ^a   Aspenberg, Per ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; loading; modulus of elasticity; rupture; weightbearing

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; LOADING; MALE; MODULUS OF ELASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURY; WEIGHTBEARING; YOUNG MODULUS;

ACHILLES TENDON; LOADING; MODULUS OF ELASTICITY; RUPTURE; WEIGHTBEARING;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ELASTIC MODULUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 84887143415     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546513501785     Document Type: Article

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