Fibromatosis of the plantar fascia: Diagnosis and indications for surgical treatment

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 13-17

  Dürr, Hans R ^a   Krödel, Andreas ^a   Trouillier, Hans ^a   Lienemann, Andreas ^b   Refior, Hans J ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXCISION; FASCIA; FEMALE; FIBROMATOSIS; FOOT SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0344196968     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110079902000103     Document Type: Article

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