Treatment of Achilles ruptures and tendinopathy

Current Opinion in Orthopaedics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 113-117

  Crites, Brian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Tendinopathy; Tendinosis

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL PATIENT; TENDON DISEASE; TENDON SURGERY;

EID: 1642271814     PISSN: 10419918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001433-200404000-00012     Document Type: Review

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