Combined conservative and orthotic management of acute ruptures of the achilles tendon

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1198-1202

  Wallace, Richard G H ^a   Traynor, Ingrid E R ^a   Kernohan, W George ^b   Eames, Michael H A ^a  

^a MUSGRAVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2642548405     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200406000-00011     Document Type: Article

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