| Subtitle | Meaning |
| AT | Achilles tendinopathy |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| EGF | Epidermal growth factor |
| GRADE | Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation |
| IGF | Insulin-like growth factor |
| PDGF | Platelet-derived growth factor |
| PRP | Platelet-rich plasma |
| RCTs | Randomized controlled trials |
| VAS | Visual analog scale |
| VISA-A | Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment-Achilles |
| ROB | Cochrane risk of bias |
| SMD | Standardized mean difference |
| CGF | Concentrated growth factor |
| PRF | Platelet-rich fibrin |
| TGF-b1 | Transforming growth factor beta-1 |