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Percutaneous Longitudinal Tenotomies for Chronic Achilles Tendinopathy

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Athletic tendinopathy is an overuse condition causing pain and swelling in and around tendons [8], not only restricted to athletes, but 25–30 % of patients are nonathletes [1].

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  1. Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Keele University School of Medicine, University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Hartshill, Thornburrow Drive, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 7QB, UK

    J. S. Young, M. K. Sayana & Nicola Maffulli

  2. Department of Sports Medicine, Angri, Italy

    V. Testa

  3. Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Campus Biomedico University, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 200, Trigoria, Rome, 00128, Italy

    F. Spiezia & U. G. Longo

  4. Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Mile End Hospital, Queen Mary University of London, 275 Bancroft Road, London, E1 4DG, UK

    Nicola Maffulli

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Young, J.S., Sayana, M.K., Testa, V., Spiezia, F., Longo, U.G., Maffulli, N. (2013). Percutaneous Longitudinal Tenotomies for Chronic Achilles Tendinopathy. In: Maffuli, N., Easley, M. (eds) Minimally Invasive Surgery for Achilles Tendon Disorders in Clinical Practice. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4498-4_6

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