Achilles tendinopathy management: A pilot randomised controlled trial comparing platelet-rich plasma injection with an eccentric loading programme

Bone and Joint Research

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 227-232

  Kearney, R S ^a   Parsons, N ^a   Costa, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Eccentric loading; Platelet rich plasma; RCT; Tendinopathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902013687     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20463758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.210.2000200     Document Type: Article

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