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Table 1 Search strategy

From: Comparative short-term effectiveness of non-surgical treatments for insertional Achilles tendinopathy: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

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AMED EBSCOhost (Total: 14)

insertional AND (Achilles or calcaneal) AND (tendinopathy or tendonitis or tendinosis or tendinitis) AND (conservative treatment or conservative management or non-surgical or nonoperative)

CINAHL EBSCOhost (Total: 423)

insertional AND (Achilles or calcaneal) AND (tendinopathy or tendonitis or tendinosis or tendinitis) AND (conservative treatment or conservative management or non-surgical or nonoperative)

EMBASE (Total: 118)

insertional AND (Achilles or calcaneal) AND (tendinopathy or tendonitis or tendinosis or tendinitis) AND (conservative treatment or conservative management or non-surgical or nonoperative)

PubMed (Total: 52)

insertional AND (Achilles or calcaneal) AND (tendinopathy or tendonitis or tendinosis or tendinitis) AND (conservative treatment or conservative management or non-surgical or nonoperative)

Web of Science (Total: 102)

insertional AND (Achilles or calcaneal) AND (tendinopathy or tendonitis or tendinosis or tendinitis) AND (conservative treatment or conservative management or non-surgical or nonoperative)

Clinicaltrials.gov (Total: 13)

insertional Achilles tendinopathy