Revisiting the continuum model of tendon pathology: What is its merit in clinical practice and research?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 19, 2016, Pages 1187-1191

  Cook, J L ^a,b   Rio, E ^a,b   Purdam, C R ^b,c   Docking, S I ^a,b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MYALGIA; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TENDINOPATHY; TENDON;

COLLAGEN; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MYALGIA; TENDINOPATHY; TENDONS;

EID: 84994680390     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2015-095422     Document Type: Review

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