Manual Therapy
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 37-42 , February 2010

Ultrasonographically detected changes in Achilles tendons and self reported symptoms in elite gymnasts compared with controls – An observational study

Received 12 February 2009 ,Revised 20 April 2009 ,Accepted 15 May 2009.

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