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The influence of load on tendons and tendinopathy
Maciel Rabello, Lucas
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The influence of load on
tendons and tendinopathy
Studying Achilles and patellar tendons using UTC
Lucas Maciel Rabello
The influence of load on tendons and tendinopathy
Studying Achilles and patellar tendons using UTC
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Dissertation University of Groningen, the Netherlands
The research in this thesis was fully funded by CNPq – National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, Brazil (grant number 203668/2014-6) awarded to Lucas Maciel Rabello and University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG). The studies presented in this thesis were carried out in the context of research institute SHARE.
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to obtain the degree of PhD at the University of Groningen
on the authority of the Rector Magnificus prof. E. Sterken
and in accordance with the decision by the College of Deans.
This thesis will be defended in public on
Wednesday 24 April 2019 at 9.00 hours
by
Lucas Maciel Rabello
born on 21 February 1986 in Petrópolis, Brazil
The influence of load on tendons
and tendinopathy
Studying Achilles and patellar tendons using UTC
Supervisors
Prof. J. Zwerver Prof. R.L. Diercks
Co-supervisors
Dr. I. van den Akker-Scheek Dr. M.S. Brink
Assessment Committee
Prof. K.A.P.M. Lemmink Prof. E.E. Witvrouw Prof. P.U. Dijkstra
Paranymphs
Hamed Mousavi Olivier C. Dams
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CONTENTS
Chapter 1
General introductionChapter 2
Substantiating the use of ultrasound tissue characterization inthe analysis of tendon structure - A systematic review
Chapter 3
Inter- and intra-rater reliability of ultrasound tissuecharacterization (UTC) in patellar tendons
Chapter 4
The effect of load on Achilles tendon structure in novice runnersChapter 5
Running a marathon – its influence on Achilles tendon structureChapter 6
Patellar tendon structure responds to load over a 7-weekpreseason in elite male volleyball players
Chapter 7
Bilateral changes in tendon structure of patients diagnosedwith unilateral insertional or midportion Achilles tendinopathy or patellar tendinopathy
Chapter 8
Association between clinical and imaging outcomes aftertherapeutic loading exercise in patients diagnosed with Achilles or patellar tendinopathy at short- and long-term follow-up: A systematic review
Chapter 9
Pain, function and tendon structure – a prospective cohort studyinto their association in patients with Achilles or patellar tendinopathy
Chapter 10
General DiscussionSummary Samenvatting Acknowledgements Curriculum Vitae List of publications
List of (inter)national presentations Research Institute SHARE
