PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - D Kader
AU  - A Saxena
AU  - T Movin
AU  - N Maffulli
TI  - Achilles tendinopathy: some aspects of basic science and clinical management
AID  - 10.1136/bjsm.36.4.239
DP  - 2002 Aug 01
TA  - British Journal of Sports Medicine
PG  - 239--249
VI  - 36
IP  - 4
4099  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/36/4/239.short
4100  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/36/4/239.full
SO  - Br J Sports Med2002 Aug 01; 36
AB  - Achilles tendinopathy is prevalent and potentially incapacitating in athletes involved in running sports. It is a degenerative, not an inflammatory, condition. Most patients respond to conservative measures if the condition is recognised early. Surgery usually involves removal of adhesions and degenerated areas and decompression of the tendon by tenotomy or measures that influence the local circulation.