Results of minimally invasive Achilles tendon scraping and plantaris tendon removal in patients with chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy: A longer-term follow-up study

Background: Treatment with ultrasound and colour Doppler–guided minimally invasive Achilles tendon scraping and plantaris tendon removal has shown promising short-term results in patients with chronic painful midportion Achilles tendinopathy. Methods: In a follow-up study, 182 consecutive patients (...

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Main Authors: Anna Ruergård, Christoph Spang, Håkan Alfredson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-01-01
Series:SAGE Open Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2050312118822642