Orthopedic pitfalls in the ED: Achilles tendon rupture

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 596-600

  Ufberg, Jacob ^a   Harrigan, Richard A ^a   Cruz, Thomas ^a   Perron, Andrew D ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Tendinopathy; tendon rupture

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOPEDICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 12444266412     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2004.09.007     Document Type: Article

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