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Ulteriori approfondimenti

• Leadbetter WB. Anti-inflammatory therapy and sport injury:The role of non steroidal drugs and corticosteroidal injecction. Clin Sport Med 1995; 14:353-410.

• Leadbetter WB. Cell-matrix response in tendon injury. Clin Sport Med 1995; 14:353-410.

• Scott A, Lian Ø, Roberts CR, Cook JL, Handley CJ, Bahr R, Samiric T, Ilic MZ, Parkinson J, Hart DA, Duronio V, Khan KM. Increased versican content is associated with tendinosis pathology in the patellar tendon of athletes with jumper's knee. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2008b Aug; 18(4):427-35.