The continuum of tendon pathology : Current view and clinical implications

Title: The continuum of tendon pathology : Current view and clinical implications
Creator: Cook, Jill; Rio, Ebonie; Purdam, Craig; Girdwood, Michael; Ortega-Cebrian, Silvia; Docking, Sean
Date: 2017
Type: Text; Journal article
Identifier: http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/158416
Identifier: vital:11765
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apunts.2017.05.002
Identifier: ISSN:1886-6581
Abstract: Cook and Purdam first proposed the Continuum model in 2009, with the aim of improving the understanding of the complexity of tendon pathologies. The Continuum is based on three states of tendon structure: reactive tendon, tendon disrepair and degenerative tendon. In contrast to other proposals, the Continuum model describes continuous changes in tendon structure. Each state of tendon structure represents a particular clinical presentation and requires a particular type of management. Evidence seen in histopathological studies, imaging and clinical studies all support the Continuum model for the analysis of tendon pathologies. © 2017 Consell Català de l'Esport. Generalitat de Catalunya
Publisher: Elsevier Doyma
Relation: Apunts Medicina de l'Esport Vol. 52, no. 194 (2017), p. 61-69
Rights: This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
Subject: Continuum; Tendinopathy; Tendon pain; 1303 Specialist Studies In Education
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