Early functional treatment of surgically managed rupture of the Achilles tendon;Frühfunktionelle behandlung der operativ versorgten Achillessehnenruptur

Unfallchirurg

Volumn 105, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 699-702

  Schafer D ^a   Regazzoni, P ^b   Hintermann, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon rupture; Functional rehabilitation protocol; Operative treatment

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SHOE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036940849     PISSN: 01775537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00113-002-0418-3     Document Type: Article

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