Percutaneous repair of Achilles tendon rupture: Immobilization versus functional postoperative treatment

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 341, Issue , 1997, Pages 113-122

  Buchgraber, A ^a   Pässler, Hans H ^a  

^a ATOS KLINIK HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0343035582     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199708000-00018     Document Type: Conference Paper

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