Bilateral spontaneous rupture of Achilles tendon secondary to limb ischemia: A case report

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 328-329

  Shukla, Divyang D ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon rupture; Bilateral; Ischemia

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; ARTERIAL CIRCULATION; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MALE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036750382     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1067-2516(02)80052-7     Document Type: Article

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