Surgical anatomy and accuracy of percutaneous Achilles tendon lengthening

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 411-413

  Salamon, Michael L ^a,b   Pinney, Stephen J ^a   Van Bergeyk, Anthony ^a   Hazelwood, Scott ^a  

^a Orthopaedic Surgery ^*

^b Orthopaedic Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; PERCUTANEOUS ACHILLES TENDON LENGTHENING; PES EQUINUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SURAL NERVE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON SURGERY; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 33744812732     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070602700604     Document Type: Article

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