Evaluation of results of endoscopic gastrocnemius recession

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 359-364

  Trevino, Saul ^a,b   Gibbs, Mark ^a,b   Panchbhavi, Vinod ^a,b  

^a Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation ^*

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Gastrocnemius Contracture; Gastrocnemius Recession; Sural Nerve

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EDEMA; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GASTROCNEMIUS RECESSION; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NERVE INJURY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN INCISION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST; SURAL NERVE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON INJURY;

EID: 18244366866     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070502600503     Document Type: Article

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