Fracture of the ankle associated with rupture of the achilles tendon: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 358-361

  Assal, Mathieu ^a,b   Stern, Richard ^a   Peter, Robin ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon rupture; Ankle fracture; Combination injury; Combined ankle lesions; Misdiagnosed ankle injury

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FALLING; HUMAN; MALE; MALLEOLUS FRACTURE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ANKLE INJURIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TENDON INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036093845     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200205000-00013     Document Type: Article

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