Achilles Rupture in the Athlete: Current Science and Treatment

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 377-386

  Romanelli, Daniel A ^a   Almekinders, Louis C ^b   Mandelbaum, Bert R ^c  

^a Flagstaff Ctr for Bone/Jt Disord   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c S Monica Orthopaedics Sports M   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles ruptures; Athlete; Postoperative rehabilitation; Review

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347305410     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00132585-200008040-00009     Document Type: Article

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