Repair of neglected Achilles tendon ruptures with Marlex mesh

Injury

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 215-217

  Choksey, A ^a,b   Soonawalla, D ^a   Murray, J ^a  

^a ROYAL GLAMORGAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARLEX; STEROID;

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCAR; SUTURE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0029930240     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-1383(95)00214-6     Document Type: Article

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