Muscle and tendon injuries: The role of biological interventions to promote and assist healing and recovery

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 999-1015

  Andia, Isabel ^a   Maffulli, Nicola ^b,c,d,e  

^a BIOCRUCES BIZKAIA HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e Mile End Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CORTICOSTEROID;

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EPICONDYLITIS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); MUSCLE INJURY; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TENDON INJURY; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; ARTHROSCOPY; FASCIITIS, PLANTAR; INJURIES; PHYSIOLOGY; REGENERATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON INJURIES;

ARTHROSCOPY; FASCIITIS, PLANTAR; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; REGENERATION; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 84929337721     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: 15263231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2014.11.024     Document Type: Review

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