Case Report : Efficacy of dobesilate in insertional Achilles tendinopathy

Achilles tendinopathy is an overuse syndrome, common among runners, with sometimes considerable negative impact on their performance, overall health, and well-being. Our report shows that local injection of an aqueous solution of the diethylammonium salt of dobesilate, an inhibitor of fibroblast growth factor with significant anti-angiogenic and anti-inflammatory effects, is effective in reducing vascular density and pain in insertional Achilles tendinopathy. Pedro Cuevas ( ) Corresponding author: [email protected] Cuevas P, Fernández Jaén T, Guillén P How to cite this article: et al. Case Report: Efficacy of dobesilate in insertional Achilles 2016, :34 (doi: ) tendinopathy [version 1; referees: 1 approved, 1 not approved] F1000Research 5 10.12688/f1000research.7260.1 © 2016 Cuevas P . This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the , which Copyright: et al Creative Commons Attribution Licence permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The authors declared that no grants were involved in supporting this work. Grant information: Competing interests: No competing interests were disclosed. 07 Jan 2016, :34 (doi: ) First published: 5 10.12688/f1000research.7260.1 1,2 2,3 2,3 4