Tendon Injury (Tendinopathy)

References

Citations

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• Khan KM, et al. (2002). Time to abandon the "tendinitis" myth. BMJ, 324(7338): 626–627.

• McMahon PJ, Kaplan LD (2006). Sports medicine. In HB Skinner, ed., Current Diagnosis and Treatment in Orthopedics, 4th ed., pp. 163–220. New York: McGraw-Hill.

• Stovitz SD, Johnson RJ (2003). NSAIDs and musculoskeletal treatment: What is the clinical evidence? Physician and Sportsmedicine, 31(1): 35–52.

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Author:	Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH	Last Updated: December 20, 2006
Medical Review:	Martin Gabica, MD - Family Medicine Nicola Maffulli, MD, PhD - Orthopedics
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