Does platelet-rich plasma ameliorate chronic achilles tendinopathy?

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Robert McCormack. Clin J Sport Med. 2010 Jul.

. 2010 Jul;20(4):327.

doi: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e3181e7e40e.

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