2 TENDINopathy Severity assessment – Achilles (TENDINS-A): evaluation of reliability and validity in accordance with COSMIN recommendations

• Paola Chivers,
• Peter Malliaras,
• Robert-Jan de Vos,
• Ebonie Rio,
• Dana Hince,
• Myles Murphy,
• Sophia Nimphius,
• Nicola Maffuli,
• Nonhlanhla Mkumbuzi,
• Fergus McCleary,
• Ruth Chimenti,
• Turner Vosseller

Affiliations

Paola Chivers

4 Institute for Health Research, University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

Peter Malliaras

School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Monash University, Frankston, Victoria, Australia

Robert-Jan de Vos

2Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, The Netherlands

Ebonie Rio

10La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, Australia

Dana Hince

3 Institute of Health Research, University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

Myles Murphy

1Edith Cowan University, Australia

Sophia Nimphius

School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Nicola Maffuli

2 Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry Mile End Hospital, London, England

Nonhlanhla Mkumbuzi

5Northumbria University, UK

Fergus McCleary

2The University of Notre Dame Australia, Australia

Ruth Chimenti

3University of Iowa, USA

Turner Vosseller

4Jacksonville Orthopaedic Institute, USA