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Pathology of chronic achilles-tendon injuries in athletes

Ashe, Maureen C., Khan, Karim M., Maffulli, Nicola, Alfredson, Hakan and Cook, Jill 2001, Pathology of chronic achilles-tendon injuries in athletes, International sportmed journal, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 1-11.

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Title Pathology of chronic achilles-tendon injuries in athletes
Author(s) Ashe, Maureen C.
Khan, Karim M.
Maffulli, Nicola
Alfredson, Hakan
Cook, Jill
Journal name International sportmed journal
Volume number 2
Issue number 4
Start page 1
End page 11
Publisher International Federation of Sports Medicine
Place of publication Cape Town, South Africa
Publication date 2001
ISSN 1528-3356
Keyword(s) achilles tendinopathy
collagen
histopathology
achilles-tendon rupture
nomenclature
tendinitis
Summary Overuse tendon conditions have traditionally been considered to result from an inflammatory process and were treated as such. Microscopic examination of abnormal Achilles-tendon tissues, however, reveals a non-inflammatory degenerative process. The histopathology found in surgical specimens in patients with chronic overuse Achilles tendinopathy and those with Achilles-tendon rupture are reviewed. Seminal studies suggest that so-called tendinitis is a rare condition that might occur occasionally in the Achilles tendon in association with a primary tendinosis. These data have clinical implications and require a review of the traditional classification of pathologies seen in tendon conditions, The authors recommend that nomenclature be based on histopathological findings rather than traditional hypothesis.
Language eng
Field of Research 110314 Orthopaedics
HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Copyright notice ©2001, International Federation of Sports Medicine
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30009369
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