Ultrasonographic Measurement of the Achilles and Supraspinatus Tendon Thicknesses in Patients with Chronic Lead Exposure

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Baki A. E., Yildizgoren M. T., Kara M., Ekiz T., Tutkun E., Ozcakar L.

WEST INDIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.64, no.4, pp.384-387, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 64 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.7727/wimj.2014.086
  • Journal Name: WEST INDIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.384-387
  • Keywords: Achilles tendon, lead exposure, occupational disease, supraspinatus tendon, ultrasound, COLLAGEN-SYNTHESIS, BONE, RAT
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The study aimed to assess tendon thickness in patients with chronic occupational lead exposure by using ultrasonography.