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Peroneal Tendons

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This chapter provides an overview of the anatomy, diagnostics and treatment of peroneal tendon injuries.

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery—Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    P. A. D. van Dijk & C. N. van Dijk

  2. Academic Center for Evidence Based Sports Medicine (ACES), Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    P. A. D. van Dijk & C. N. van Dijk

  3. Amsterdam Collaboration for Health and Safety in Sports (ACHSS), Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    P. A. D. van Dijk & C. N. van Dijk

  4. FIFA Medical Center of Excellence, Madrid, Spain

    C. N. van Dijk

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  1. Koelliker Hospital, Centre of Sports Traumatology, Torino, Italy

    Gian Luigi Canata

  2. Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, Aspetar Hospital Aspire Zone, Doha, Qatar

    Pieter d'Hooghe

  3. Department of Orthopedics, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, Colorado, USA

    Kenneth J. Hunt

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van Dijk, P.A.D., van Dijk, C.N. (2017). Peroneal Tendons. In: Canata, G., d'Hooghe, P., Hunt, K. (eds) Muscle and Tendon Injuries. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-54184-5_35

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