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01-09-2013 | CORR Insights®
CORR Insights®: The Peripheral Neuronal Phenotype is Important in the Pathogenesis of Painful Human Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review
Author:
David C. Ring, MD, PhD
Published in:
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®
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Issue 9/2013
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Excerpt
Myxoid degeneration is commonly found in various attachment points of tendon or ligament to bone during the middle third of a patient’s life, regardless of his or her activity level [
3]. Enthesopathies are characterized by a benign, self-limiting course [
1,
4,
6], although some tendons — often previously asymptomatic — rupture and rotator cuff tendinopathy can progress to a large defect that leads to arthropathy. “Overuse” and “microtears” are appealing concepts that do not seem plausible given the epidemiology and natural history of most enthesopathies. …