Repair of the Achilles tendon sleeve avulsion: Quantitative and functional evaluation of a transcalcaneal suture technique

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 539-544

  Bibbo, Christopher ^a,b   Anderson, Robert B ^c   Davis, W Hodges ^c   Agnone, Michael ^d  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c ORTHOCAROLINA HIP AND KNEE CENTER   (United States)

^d Carolinas Physical Therapy Network   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon repair; Tendon avulsion; Transcalcaneal suture repair

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; AVULSION INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRENGTH; SUTURING METHOD;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGED; CALCANEUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 0042572162     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. Myerson, MS; Mandelbaum, B: Disorders of the Achilles tendon and the retrocalcaneal region. In: MS Myerson, ed, Foot and Ankle Disorders, Philadelphia, WB Saunders, 2000, pp. 1367-1398.
2. Sanders, R: Fractures and fracture-dislocations of the calcaneus. In: MJ Coughlin, RA Mann, eds, Surgery of the Foot and Ankle, St. Louis, MO, Mosby, 1999, pp. 1429-1437.