The flexor hallucis longus tendon transfer for chronic tendo-achilles ruptures revisited

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 283-

  Dalal, R B ^a   Zenios, M ^a  

^a STEPPING HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CALCANEUS; CASE REPORT; ELDERLY CARE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR TENDON; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HALLUX; HUMAN; INCISION; LONG TERM CARE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON TRANSFER; THIGH; TOE; TOURNIQUET;

ACHILLES TENDON; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURIES; TENDON TRANSFER;

EID: 0037961110     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588403766275088     Document Type: Article

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