Chronic rupture of a patellar tendon: A technique for reconstruction with Achilles allograft

Arthroscopy

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 623-626

  Falconiero, Robert P ^a,b   Pallis, Mark P ^a  

^a GRADUATE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Lakeside Plaza ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles allograft; Chronic rupture; Patellar tendon; Quadriceps plasty

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MALE; PATELLA TENDON; TENDON RUPTURE; TENDON TRANSFER;

EID: 0029854063     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-8063(96)90204-2     Document Type: Article

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