Titanium anchors for the repair of distal Achilles tendon ruptures: Preliminary report of a new surgical technique

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 96-100

  Maniscalco, Pietro ^a,b   Bertone, Celeste ^a   Bonci, Enrico ^a   Donelli, Licinio ^a   Pagliantini, Lorenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Distal rupture; Tendonitis; Tenosynovitis; Titanium anchors

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICAL BONE; DISSECTION; DRILL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SPORT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031953804     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1067-2516(98)80087-2     Document Type: Article

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