Chronic Distal Biceps Tendon Ruptures: Evaluation, Treatment Options and Management Using an Autogenous Semitendinosus Technique

Techniques in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 145-153

  Noble, Jeffrey S ^a,b  

^a NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON RUPTURE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0345446620     PISSN: 15239896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00132589-200312000-00001     Document Type: Article

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