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Achilles Tendon - Injuries
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Sunday, November 22, 2009
Platelet-rich plasma: current concepts and application in sports medicine.
29 Sep 2009 
Platelet-rich plasma is defined as autologous blood with a concentration of platelets above baseline values. Platelet-rich plasma has been used in maxillofacial and plastic surgery since the 1990s; its use in sports medicine is growing given its ... Read more...
29 Sep 2009 Tendon tissue degeneration and changes in collagen composition play a role in spontaneous rupture of the human Achilles tendon. Tenascin-C has been shown to be present in the tissue pathology and changes in tissue loading. We made an ... Read more...
[Vacuum therapy for deep wound infection after Achilles tendon repair]
17 Aug 2009 AIM: Vacuum therapy is a valuable option for wound healing complications. After reconstruction of the ruptured achilles tendon, deep wound infections are difficult to handle due to impaired circulation of the bradytrophic tissue which leads to ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Achilles Tendon - Injuries'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Platelet-rich plasma: current concepts and application in sports medicine. 29 Sep 2009
- Tenascin-C and type I and III collagen expression in total Achilles tendon rupture. An immunohistochemical study. 29 Sep 2009
- Achilles Wiitis: making the case for proprioceptive training in tendinopathy.
29 Sep 2009 - [Vacuum therapy for deep wound infection after Achilles tendon repair] 17 Aug 2009
- Fatty infiltration of the gastrocsoleus after tendo-achilles lengthening and gastrocnemius recession in a rabbit model. 30 Jul 2009
- How to diagnose and manage an acute Achilles tendon rupture. 30 Jul 2009
- A soccer-specific balance training program for hamstring muscle and patellar and achilles tendon injuries: an intervention study in premier league female soccer. 29 Jun 2009
- Z shortening of healed Achilles tendon rupture: a technical note. 29 Jun 2009
- Glucocorticoid injections in lesions of the achilles tendon. 29 Jun 2009
- Evaluation of the hallux morbidity of single-incision flexor hallucis longus tendon transfer. 29 Jun 2009
- Treatment of acute Achilles tendon rupture: fibrin glue versus fibrin glue augmented with the plantaris longus tendon. 29 Jun 2009
- [What we can learn from a case of medical malpractice--a case of pulmonary embolism post Achilles injury] 29 Jun 2009
- Repair of chronic rupture of the achilles tendon using 2 intratendinous flaps from the proximal gastrocnemius-soleus complex. 9 Jun 2009
- Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) in Achilles tendinopathy. A long-term follow-up observational study. 30 May 2009
- Achilles tendon ruptures, re rupture with revision surgery, tendinosis, and insertional disease. 30 May 2009
- Acute ruptures of the achilles tendon. 30 May 2009
- Influence of knee flexion on plantarflexion moments after open or percutaneous Achilles tendon repair. 30 May 2009
- Clarification of the Simmonds-Thompson test for rupture of an Achilles tendon.
30 May 2009 - Asymptomatic deep venous thrombosis is associated with a low risk of post-thrombotic syndrome. 28 May 2009
- Tendon disorders of the foot and ankle, part 2: achilles tendon disorders. 3 May 2009
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Technical information about 'Achilles Tendon'
Descriptor UI: D000125
Alternative terms: Achilles Tendon; Achilles Tendons; Tendon, Achilles; Tendons, Achilles;
Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood supply; cytology; drug effects; embryology; enzymology; growth & development; immunology; injuries; innervation; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; pathology; physiology; physiopathology; radiation effects; radiography; radionuclide imaging; secretion; surgery; transplantation; ultrastructure; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;
Tree Number: A02.880.176;
Technical Notes: rupture = ACHILLES TENDON /inj (IM) + RUPTURE (NIM)