A modified technique of percutaneous repair of ruptured Achilles tendon;Die perkutane naht der Achillessehnenruptur in einer modifizierten technik

Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 307-317

  Sutherland, Alasdair ^c   Maffulli, Nicola ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Injury to sural nerve; Ruptured Achilles tendon; Technique of percutaneous repair

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347917275     PISSN: 09346694     EISSN: 14390981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02593994     Document Type: Article

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