Cadaveric assessment of the gastrocnemius aponeurosis to assist in the pre-operative planning for two-portal endoscopic gastrocnemius recession (EGR)

Foot

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 137-140

  Carl, Tanya ^a   Barrett, Stephen L ^a  

^a MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles lengthening; Endoscopic gastrocnemius recession (EGR); Gastrocnemius aponeurosis; Gastrocnemius recession

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ACHILLES TENDON; APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CALCANEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FOOT SURGERY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PES EQUINUS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SURGEON; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 24344507205     PISSN: 09582592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foot.2005.05.001     Document Type: Article

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