Current concepts review: Acute ruptures of the achilles tendon

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 305-313

  Chiodo, Christopher P ^a,b   Wilson, Michael G ^a  

^a Brigham and Women's Hospital ^*

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 33645685869     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070602700415     Document Type: Review

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