An audit of the combined non-operative and orthotic management of ruptured tendo Achillis

Injury

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 289-292

  Eames, M H A ^a,b   Eames, N W A ^a   McCarthy, K R ^a   Wallace, R G H ^a  

^a MUSGRAVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; CASTS, SURGICAL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; MANIPULATION, ORTHOPEDIC; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030814258     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(96)00203-3     Document Type: Article

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