Weakness in end-range plantar flexion after achilles tendon repair

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1120-1125

  Mullaney, Michael J ^a   McHugh, Malachy P ^a   Tyler, Timothy F ^a   Nicholas, Stephen J ^a   Lee, Steven J ^a  

^a LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Elongation; Heel rise; Isometric; Length tension

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLEXOR REFLEX; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; HEEL; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TOE; TORQUE; WALKING; WEAKNESS;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ANKLE INJURIES; ANKLE JOINT; FEMALE; HEEL; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RUPTURE; TORQUE;

EID: 33745543994     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546505284186     Document Type: Article

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