Outcome of quadriceps tendon repair

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 176-178

  Puranik, Gururaj S ^a   Faraj, Adnan ^a  

^a AIREDALE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Outcome; Quadriceps tendon; Repair; Rupture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; MALE; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646526305     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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