Retrospective Analysis of the Effectiveness of Platelet-Rich Plasma in the Treatment of Achilles Tendinopathy: Pretreatment and Posttreatment Correlation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Clinical Assessment

Foot and Ankle Specialist

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 490-497

  Oloff, Lawrence ^a   Elmi, Eman ^b   Nelson, Joseph ^c   Crain, Jana ^d  

^a Sports Orthopedic and Rehabilitation   (United States)

^b ST MARY S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Riverside Electrophysiology   (United States)

^d California Advanced Imaging Medical Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles tendonitis; foot surgery techniques; magnetic resonance imaging; MRI diagnoses

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; HUMAN; INJECTION; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGERY; TENDINOPATHY; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA;

ACHILLES TENDON; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 84947456149     PISSN: 19386400     EISSN: 19387636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1938640015599033     Document Type: Article

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