Treatment of medial tibial stress syndrome: A systematic review

Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1315-1333

  Winters, Marinus ^a,b   Eskes, Michel ^b,c   Weir, Adam ^d   Moen, Maarten H ^e,f   Backx, Frank J G ^a   Bakker, Eric W P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c SOMT Centre for Musculoskeletal Therapies   (Netherlands)

^d MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^e ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^f Bergman Clinics   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDIAL TIBIAL STRESS SYNDROME; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MEDIAL TIBIAL STRESS SYNDROME; PAIN MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84892141597     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40279-013-0087-0     Document Type: Review

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