A new method of repair for quadriceps tendon ruptures: A case report

Panminerva Medica

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 223-225

  Maniscalco, P ^a   Bertone, C ^a,b   Rivera, F ^a   Bocchi, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Rupture; Suture techniques; Tendon injuries surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; RADIOGRAPHY; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURY;

HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 0034281024     PISSN: 00310808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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