Fat pads adjacent to tendinopathy: more than a coincidence?

Br J Sports Med. 2016 Dec;50(24):1491-1492. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096174. Epub 2016 Aug 23.

Authors

Ella Rose Ward¹, Gustav Andersson^{2

3}, Ludvig J Backman², Jamie E Gaida^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ Discipline of Physiotherapy, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
² Department of Integrative Medical Biology, Section for Anatomy, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
³ Department of Surgical and Perioperative Science, Section for Hand and Plastic Surgery, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
⁴ University of Canberra Research Institute for Sport and Exercise (UCRISE), Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

PMID: 27553835
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096174

No abstract available

Keywords: Achilles tendon; Fat; Overuse injury; Tendon.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Adipose Tissue / anatomy & histology*
Adipose Tissue / physiology
Cytokines / physiology
Humans
Neovascularization, Physiologic
Tendinopathy / pathology*
Tendons / anatomy & histology
Tendons / physiopathology

Substances

Cytokines