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Increased intratendinous vascularity in the early period after sclerosing injection treatment in Achilles tendinosis

A healing response?

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  1. Sports Medicine Unit, Department of Surgical and Perioperative Science, Umeå University, 901 87, Umeå, Sweden

    Håkan Alfredson

  2. Department of Radiation Sciences, Diagnostic Radiology, University of Umeå, 90187, Umeå, Sweden

    Lars Öhberg

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Alfredson, H., Öhberg, L. Increased intratendinous vascularity in the early period after sclerosing injection treatment in Achilles tendinosis. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 14, 399–401 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-006-0720-7

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