Surgical reconstruction of posterior tibial tendon tear in adolescents: Report of two cases and review of the literature

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 218-223

  Brodsky, James W ^a   Baum, Brian S ^a   Pollo, Fabian E ^a   Shabat, Shay ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOSIS; OSTEOTOMY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PLASTER CAST; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTERIOR TIBIAL TENDON DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TENDINITIS;

EID: 14744284865     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070502600306     Document Type: Review

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