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Recurrence of Achilles tendon injuries in elite male football players is more common after early return to play: an 11-year follow-up of the UEFA Champions League injury study

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  • Mariann Gajhede-Knudsen Division of Community Medicine, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden Football Research Group, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Jan Ekstrand Division of Community Medicine, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden Football Research Group, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden UEFA Medical Committee, Nyon, Switzerland PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Henrik Magnusson Football Research Group, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden Division of Physiotherapy, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Nicola Maffulli Department of Musculoskeletal Disorders, University of Salerno, School of Medicine and Surgery, Salerno, Italy Queen Mary University of London, Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Professor Jan Ekstrand, Solstigen 3, S-589 43, Linköping, Sweden; jan.ekstrand{at}telia.com
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Gajhede-Knudsen M, Ekstrand J, Magnusson H, et al
Recurrence of Achilles tendon injuries in elite male football players is more common after early return to play: an 11-year follow-up of the UEFA Champions League injury study
British Journal of Sports Medicine 2013;47:763-768.

Publication history

  • Received February 2, 2013
  • Revised April 14, 2013
  • Accepted May 12, 2013
  • First published June 14, 2013.
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October 11, 2022

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