Rupture of the posterior tibial tendon: Evaluation of injury of the spring ligament and clinical assessment of tendon transfer and ligament repair

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 675-688

  Gazdag, Andre R ^a   Cracchiolo III, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR TENDON; FOOT MALFORMATION; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIGAMENT INJURY; LIGAMENT RUPTURE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON RUPTURE; TENDON TRANSFER; TIBIA; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0030958847     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199705000-00006     Document Type: Article

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