Sonographic detection of a stitch abscess

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 225-227

  Hsu, Tsz Ching ^a   Wang, Chung Li ^a   Wang, Tyng Guey ^a   Shieh, Fon Jou ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Stitch abscess; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUTURE;

ABSCESS; ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; RUPTURE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUTURES;

EID: 0031919539     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0096(199805)26:4<225::AID-JCU11>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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