The incidence of Achilles tendon ruptures in Edmonton, Canada

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 932-936

  Suchak, Amar A ^a   Bostick, Geoff ^a   Reid, David ^a   Blitz, Sandra ^a   Jomha, Nadr ^a,b  

^a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Achilles Tendon; Epidemiology; Incidence; Rupture

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING;

EID: 27644564959     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070502601106     Document Type: Article

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