Treatment of acute Achilles tendon ruptures: A meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2202-2210

  Khan, Riaz J K ^a   Fick, Dan ^b   Keogh, Angus ^b   Crawford, John ^c   Brammar, Tim ^c   Parker, Martyn ^d  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d PETERBOROUGH DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBASE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MOBILIZATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PLASTER CAST; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SAMPLE SIZE; SKIN SENSITIVITY; SPLINTING; SURGICAL APPROACH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TENDON INJURY; TENDON SURGERY;

EID: 26044482697     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.D.03049     Document Type: Article

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