Relationship between calf muscle size and strength after Achilles rupture repair

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 330-335

  Leppilahti, Juhana ^a   Lahde S ^a   Forsman, K ^a   Kangas, J ^a   Kauranen, K ^a   Orava, S ^b  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Hosp and Sports Trauma Res Unit   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE;

EID: 0343963247     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070002100410     Document Type: Article

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