Is percutaneous repair of the Achilles tendon a safe technique? A study of 124 cases

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 179-183

  Maes, Renaud ^a   Copin, Gerard ^b   Averous, Christophe ^b  

^a RHMS Baudour ^*  (Belgium)

^b Centre de Traumatologie et d'Orthopédie de Strasbourg   (France)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon rupture; Percutaneous repair; Tenolig

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; SKIN NECROSIS; SPORT; SURAL NERVE; WEIGHT BEARING; WIRE FIXATION;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RUPTURE;

EID: 33646516010     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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