Spontaneous rupture of the Achilles tendon is preceded by widespread and bilateral tendon damage and ipsilateral inflammation: A clinical and histopathologic study of 60 patients

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 78-84

  Cetti, Rene ^a   Junge, Jette ^b   Vyberg, Mogens ^c  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLLAGEN DEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECROSIS; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PERCUTANEOUS BIOPSY; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON SURGERY;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; RUPTURE; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 0037326847     PISSN: 00016470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016470310013707     Document Type: Article

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