Endoscopic surgery in chronic Achilles tendinopathies: A preliminary report

Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 298-303

  Maquirriain, Javier ^a   Ayerza, Miguel ^b   Costa Paz, Matías ^b   Muscolo, D Luis ^b  

^a Orthopaedic Department   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Achilles; Endoscopy; Surgery; Tendinitis; Tendon

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; EDEMA; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENOSYNOVITIS; TENOTOMY;

EID: 0036524482     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jars.2002.30065b     Document Type: Article

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