Tibialis anterior tendon rupture with closed fracture of lower third of tibia and fibula - A case report

Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 177-178

  Sringari, T ^a   Maheswaran, S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH TEES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; FIBULA; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; LEG FRACTURE; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON INJURY; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON RUPTURE; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0141621237     PISSN: 12687731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1268-7731(03)00041-9     Document Type: Article

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