Search for dissertations about: "physical activity gender aging imaging malalignment blood supply partial rupture tendinosis chronic"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words physical activity gender aging imaging malalignment blood supply partial rupture tendinosis chronic.

  2. 1. On the nature and etiology of chronic achilles tendinopathy

    Author : Mats Åström; Malmö Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; gender; physical activity; aging; imaging; malalignment; blood supply; partial rupture; tendinosis; chronic tendinopathy; Achilles tendon; achillodynia; Surgery; orthopaedics; traumatology; Kirurgi; ortopedi; traumatologi;

    Abstract : The present studies included 362 consecutive patients and 147 healthy controls and were conducted to provide a rational basis for treatment and future research. The major lesion was a focal non-inflammatory tendon degeneration (tendinosis). Twenty per cent of the cases were complicated by a secondary partial rupture. The paratenon was normal. READ MORE