Fig. 1.1 Organisational levels and connective tissue sheaths in skeletal muscle. Courtesy of CIC Edizioni Internazionali—From “Il tendine e il muscolo” (Eds.: Giuseppe M. Peretti, Gian Luigi Canata), CIC Edizioni…
Fig. 30.1 Tendinopathy of the distal insertion of quadriceps tendon 30.1.3 Treatment Treatment is conservative with an initial period of abstention from sports activities, the use of NSAIDs, and physical…
Fig. 35.1 MRI of a PB tendon tear: increased signal intensity due to fluid within the tendon sheath and a splitted tendon Ultrasound (US) has several advantages in comparison to…
Fig. 28.1 Characteristic microscopic images of patellar tendinopathy. Neovessels (black dotted arrows) in the peritenon (a) and increased number of cells in the damaged tendon (b) stained with hematoxylin and…
Fig. 38.1 Typical ventral incision across the volar forearm for the tretment of acute CS Patients under 35 years old with a forearm fracture and polytrauma are at high risk…
Fig. 13.1 Tendon structure (ascending order): fibrils, fibers, subfascicles, fascicles and tendon 13.2.1.1 Extracellular Matrix (ECM) As other connective tissues, tendons are mainly composed of water (55–70% total weight) (Sharma…
Fig. 31.1 AP radiograph of a metaphyseal fracture of the proximal tibia after ACL reconstruction (Voos et al. HSSJ, 2008) (Voos et al. 2008) 31.2.2 Patellar Fracture Studies infrequently report…
Fig. 40.1 Characteristics of a shock wave: Phase 1: High pressure wave rise time from basic ambient value to a pressure value of approximately 100 MPa within <10 nanoseconds (ns)….
, S. Della Villa1 and A. Giannini1 (1) Isokinetic Medical Group, Bologna, Italy A. Giannini Email: f.tencone@isokinetic.com 15.1 Exercises Therapy 15.1.1 Introduction: The Importance of Loading Program in Tendinopathy In 1998…
Categories Number of pathologies Articular causes 14 Visceral causes 3 Bone causes 4 Musculotendineous causes 14 Pubic symphysis-related causes 3 Neurological causes 1 Developmental causes 2 Genitourinary disease-related causes (inflammatory…
