Surgery for chronic achilles tendinopathy: Review of 91 procedures over 10 years

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

Volumn 93, Issue 1-6, 2003, Pages 283-291

  Saxena, Amol ^a   Cheung, Steven ^a  

^a PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATHLETE; CALCINOSIS; CHRONIC ACHILLES TENDINOPATHY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT INJURY; TENDON DISEASE; TENDON SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CARE;

EID: 1842785903     PISSN: 87507315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7547/87507315-93-4-283     Document Type: Review

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