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Asymptomatic Achilles tendon pathology is associated with a central fat distribution in men and a peripheral fat distribution in women: a cross sectional study of 298 individuals

BACKGROUND: Adiposity is a modifiable factor that has been implicated in tendinopathy. As tendon pain reduces physical activity levels and can lead to weight gain, associations between tendon pathology and adiposity must be studied in individuals without tendon pain. Therefore, the purpose of this s...

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Autores principales: Gaida, James E, Alfredson, Håkan, Kiss, Zoltan S, Bass, Shona L, Cook, Jill L
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2841085/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20196870
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-11-41