The ultrasonographic appearance of the ruptured Achilles tendon during healing: A longitudinal evaluation of surgical and nonsurgical treatment, with comparisons to MRI appearance

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 49-56

  Möller, Michael ^a   Kälebo, Peter ^a   Tidebrant, Göran ^a   Movin, Tomas ^b   Karlsson, Jon ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Imaging ultrasonography; Magnetic resonance; Prospective; Rupture

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RUPTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RUPTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0036363331     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001670100245     Document Type: Article

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