Tissue expansion for repair of severely complicated Achilles tendon ruptures

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 228-232

  Möller, Michael ^a   Karlsson, Jon ^a   Lind, Karin ^a   Mark, Hans ^a   Fogdestam, Ingemar ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Re rupture; Tissue expansion

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; RUPTURE; TISSUE EXPANSION;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RUPTURE; TISSUE EXPANSION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0035407697     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001670000185     Document Type: Article

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