Christoph Spang

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Anknuten som övrig/annan befattning till Institutionen för medicinsk och translationell biologi Enhet: Grupp Mikael Wiberg

hus H, Johan Bures väg 12, Biologihuset Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå

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Ultrasound- and doppler-Guided WALANT arthroscopic surgery for patellar tendinopathy with Partial Rupture in Elite Athletes: a 2-Year follow-up of a prospective case series

Medicina, MDPI 2024, Vol. 60, (4)

Alfredson, Håkan; Roberts, David; Spang, Christoph; et al.

Tendinopathic plantaris but normal achilles tendon found in about one-fifth of patients not responding to conservative achilles tendon management: results from a prospective walant surgical case series on 105 tendons

Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine, Dove Medical Press 2024, Vol. 15 : 41-45

Alfredson, Håkan; Waldén, Markus; Roberts, David; et al.

Combined midportion achilles and plantaris tendinopathy: a 1-year follow-up study after ultrasound and color-doppler-guided walant surgery in a private setting in Southern Sweden

Medicina, MDPI 2023, Vol. 59, (3)

Alfredson, Håkan; Waldén, Markus; Roberts, David; et al.

Ultrasonography- and doppler-guided surgical treatment for insertional Achilles tendinopathy: results from a case series in a Southern Sweden county hospital

Foot and Ankle Orthopaedics, Sage Publications 2023, Vol. 8, (1)

Lindén, Louise; Granath, Martin; Hedlund, Pär; et al.

Is There a Relationship Between Quadriceps Tendinopathy and Suprapatellar Plica? An Observational Case Series

International Medical Case Reports Journal, Dovepress 2022, Vol. 15 : 81-84

Alfredson, Håkan; Masci, Lorenzo; Spang, Christoph

Is the Superficial Peritendinous Tissue an Additional Pain Driver in Patellar Tendinopathy?: Studies on Morphology and Innervation in a Case Series

Medicina, MDPI 2022, Vol. 58, (5)

Spang, Christoph; Masci, Lorenzo; Alfredson, Håkan

Sharp pain in a normal Achilles tendon of a professional female football player was related to a plantaris tendon in a rare position: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, BioMed Central (BMC) 2021, Vol. 15, (1)

Alfredson, Håkan; Masci, Lorenzo; Spang, Christoph

Ultrasound and surgical inspection of plantaris tendon involvement in chronic painful insertional Achilles tendinopathy: A case series

BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2021, Vol. 7, (1)

Alfredson, Håkan; Masci, Lorenzo; Spang, Christoph

Achilles Scraping and Plantaris Tendon Removal Improves Pain and Tendon Structure in Patients with Mid-Portion Achilles Tendinopathy-A 24 Month Follow-Up Case Series

Journal of Clinical Medicine, MDPI 2021, Vol. 10, (12)

Masci, Lorenzo; Neal, Bradley Stephen; Bee, William Wynter; et al.

Partial Achilles Tendon Rupture - A Neglected Entity: A Narrative Literature Review on Diagnostics and Treatment Options

Journal of Clinical Medicine, MDPI 2020, Vol. 9, (10)

Gatz, Matthias; Spang, Christoph; Alfredson, Håkan

Plantaris tendon and association with mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy: Is the plantaris tendon a contributing factor in mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy?

Apunts. Medicina de l'Esport, Elsevier 2019, Vol. 54, (201) : 13-18

Masci, Lorenzo; Alfredson, Hakan; Spang, Christoph

Results of minimally invasive Achilles tendon scraping and plantaris tendon removal in patients with chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy: A longer-term follow-up study

SAGE Open Medicine, Sage Publications 2019, Vol. 7

Ruergård, Anna; Spang, Christoph; Alfredson, Håkan

Current trends in tendinopathy: consensus of the ESSKA basic science committee. Part II

Journal of experimental orthopaedics, Springer 2018, Vol. 5, (38)

Abat, F; Alfredson, Håkan; Cucchiarini, M; et al.

Surgical plantaris tendon removal for patients with plantaris tendon-related pain only and a normal Achilles tendon: a case series

BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2018, Vol. 4, (1)

Alfredson, Håkan; Masci, Lorenzo; Spang, Christoph

Clinical presentation and surgical management of chronic Achilles tendon disorders: a retrospective observation on a set of consecutive patients being operated by the same orthopedic surgeon

Foot and Ankle Surgery, Elsevier 2018, Vol. 24, (6) : 490-494

Alfredson, Håkan; Spang, Christoph

Current trends in tendinopathy: consensus of the ESSKA basic science committee. Part I: biology, biomechanics, anatomy and anexercise-based approach

Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics, Springer 2017, Vol. 4, (1)

Abat, F.; Alfredson, Håkan; Cucchiarini, M.; et al.

Richly innervated soft tissues covering the superficial aspect of the extensor origin in patients with chronic painful tennis elbow - Implication for treatment?

Journal of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions - JMNI, Vol. 17, (2) : 97-103

Spang, Christoph; Alfredson, Håkan

Glutamate signaling through the NMDA receptor reduces the expression of scleraxis in plantaris tendon derived cells

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Vol. 18

Spang, Christoph; Backman, Ludvig J.; Le Roux, Sandrine; et al.

Marked expression of TNF receptors in human peritendinous tissues including in nerve fascicles with axonal damage: Studies on tendinopathy and tennis elbow

Journal of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions - JMNI, JMNI 2017, Vol. 17, (3) : 226-236

Spang, Christoph; Renström, Lina; Alfredson, Håkan; et al.

The plantaris tendon: a narrative review focusing on anatomical features and clinical importance

The Bone & Joint Journal, Vol. 98B, (10) : 1312-1319

Spang, Christoph; Alfredson, Håkan; Docking, S. I.; et al.

The tenocyte phenotype of human primary tendon cells in vitro is reduced by glucocorticoids

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Vol. 17

Spang, Christoph; Chen, Jialin; Backman, Ludvig J.

Achilles tendinopathy - do plantaris tendon removal and Achilles tendon scraping improve tendon structure?: A prospective study using ultrasound tissue characterisation

BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, Vol. 1, (1)

Masci, Lorenzo; Spang, Christoph; van Schie, Hans T M; et al.

The plantaris tendon in relation to the Achilles tendon in midportion Achilles tendinopathy: studies on morphology, innervation and signalling substances

Umeå University medical dissertations, 1729

Spang, Christoph

Choline acetyltransferase and the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor AChR alpha 7 in experimental myositis

International Immunopharmacology, Vol. 29, (1) : 189-194

Spang, Christoph; Forsgren, Sture

Marked innervation but also signs of nerve degeneration in between the Achilles and plantaris tendons and presence of innervation within the plantaris tendon in midportion Achilles tendinopathy

Journal of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions - JMNI, Vol. 15, (2) : 197-206

Spang, Christoph; Harandi, Vahid M; Alfredsson, Håkan; et al.

Unilateral surgical treatment for patients with midportion Achilles tendinopathy may result in bilateral recovery

British Journal of Sports Medicine, BMJ Publishing Group 2014, Vol. 48, (19) : 1421-1424

Alfredson, Håkan; Spang, Christoph; Forsgren, Sture

Bilateral Achilles tendinosis: the similar morphological appearance and the benefit of unilateral treatment has benefits for the contralateral tendon

International journal of experimental pathology (Print), Vol. 94, (4) : A18-A18

Alfredson, Håkan; Spang, Christoph; Forsgren, Sture

In mid-portion Achilles tendinosis the plantaris tendon shows the same tendinosis-like morphological features and expression of the non-neuronal cholinergic system as the Achilles tendon itself

International journal of experimental pathology (Print), Vol. 94, (4) : A3-A3

Forsgren, Sture; Spang, Christoph; Alfredson, Håkan

The plantaris tendon in association with mid-portion Achilles tendinosis: tendinosis-like morphological features and presence of a non-neuronal cholinergic system

Histology and Histopathology, Vol. 28 : 623-632

Spang, Christoph; Alfredson, Håkan; Ferguson, Mark; et al.

Achilles tendinopathy is a troublesome sports-related condition involving blood vessel ingrowth into the tendon tissue: Studies on the adjacent plantaris tendon and the peritendinous connective tissue suggest that TNF-alpha can be highly involved in the vascular and tissue changes

Proceedings of the International Congress on Sports Science Research and Technology Support, SciTePress 2013 : 45-50

Spang, Christoph; Alfredson, Håkan; Forsgren, Sture

VGluT2 and NMDAR1 expression in cells in the inflammatory infiltrates in experimentally induced myositis: evidence of local glutamate signaling suggests autocrine/paracrine effects in an overuse injury model

Inflammation, Vol. 35, (1) : 39-48

Spang, Christoph; Scott, Alexander; Danielson, Patrik; et al.

Plantaris tendon tissue of tendinosis patients displays a glutamate signallingmachinery that may influence tenocyte phenotype

Spang, Christoph; Backman, L; LeRoux, S; et al.

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