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