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A Sound Solution to Tendonitis: Healing Tendon Tears With a Novel Low-Intensity, Low-Frequency Surface Acoustic Ultrasound Patch
Haim Moshe Adahan MD, CM CCFP FRCPC(PM+R), Dep Sports Med,
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Haim Moshe Adahan MD, CM CCFP FRCPC(PM+R), Dep Sports Med
Division of the Orthopedic Rehabilitation Department, The Chaim Sheba Medical Rehabilitation Center, Ishpuz Yom Binyan Lechaim Office, No 19 Mercaz Hashikum (affiliated to the Tel-Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine), Tel-Hashomer 52621, Israel
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Search for more papers by this author Hanania Sharon BPT,
Hanania Sharon BPT
Physical Therapy Department, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer Hospital, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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Search for more papers by this author Itzhak Siev-Ner MD,
Itzhak Siev-Ner MD
Orthopedic Rehabilitation Department, The Chaim Sheba Medical Rehabilitation Center, Tel Hashomer Hospital, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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Haim Moshe Adahan MD, CM CCFP FRCPC(PM+R), Dep Sports Med,
Corresponding Author
Haim Moshe Adahan MD, CM CCFP FRCPC(PM+R), Dep Sports Med
Division of the Orthopedic Rehabilitation Department, The Chaim Sheba Medical Rehabilitation Center, Ishpuz Yom Binyan Lechaim Office, No 19 Mercaz Hashikum (affiliated to the Tel-Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine), Tel-Hashomer 52621, Israel
Disclosure: 1B, NanoVibronixAddress correspondence to: H.M.A.
Search for more papers by this author Hanania Sharon BPT,
Hanania Sharon BPT
Physical Therapy Department, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer Hospital, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
Disclosure: nothing to disclose
Search for more papers by this author Itzhak Siev-Ner MD,
Itzhak Siev-Ner MD
Orthopedic Rehabilitation Department, The Chaim Sheba Medical Rehabilitation Center, Tel Hashomer Hospital, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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First published: 24 July 2010
No abstract is available for this article.
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