Lesões do aquiles - parte 1: tendinopatias

Calcaneal tendon injuries are extremely common in the general population and in orthopedics routine care. Its increasing incidence, which is motivated by an aging population, improved access to the health care system, increased prescription of continuous-use medication, erratic participation in spor...

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Authors: Nacime Salomão Barbachanmansur, Lucas Furtado Fonseca, Fábio Teruo Matsunaga, Daniel Soares Baumfeld, Caio Augusto de Souza Nery, Marcel Jun Sugawara Tamaoki
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2019
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
Repository:Repositório Institucional da UFMG
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufmg.br:1843/59267
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1843/59267
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Tendinopatia
Tendão do calcâneo
Insercional
Não insercional
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Summary:Calcaneal tendon injuries are extremely common in the general population and in orthopedics routine care. Its increasing incidence, which is motivated by an aging population, improved access to the health care system, increased prescription of continuous-use medication, erratic participation in sports and other factors, has had a direct impact on society. Consolidated treatment options for tendinopathies lack quality scientific support for many modalities. New therapies have emerged to enhance nonsurgical approach outcomes and to reduce the number of patients requiring surgery. Although these operative procedures provide good pain relief and functional outcomes, they are costly and may lead to complications