Xanthomas of the Achilles tendon: Report of a bilateral case and review of the literature

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 314-316

  Carranza Bencano, Andrés ^a,b   Fernádez Centeno, Manuel ^a   Leal Cerro, Alphonso ^a   Duque Jimeno, Vitorio ^a   Gomez Arroyo, José Antonio ^a   Zurita Gutierrez, Miguel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; FOOT DISEASE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; METABOLIC DISORDER; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XANTHOMA;

EID: 0344655599     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110079902000509     Document Type: Article

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