The effects of unilateral gastrocsoleus recession

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 508-511

  Sammarco, Giacomo J ^a,b   Bagwe, Mahesh R ^a   Sammarco, V James ^a   Magur, Edward G ^a  

^a Center for Orthopaedic Care Inc ^*

^b Center for Orthopaedic Care   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles Tendon Lengthening; Equinus Recession; Gastrocnemius Recession; Gastrocsoleus Recession

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGED; BONE STRENGTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; DYNAMOMETRY; EVALUATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT SURGERY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; JOINT CONTRACTURE; MALE; MEASLES VIRUS; MOTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PES EQUINUS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANGE OF MOTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SURAL NERVE; TORQUE; UNILATERAL GASTROCSOLEUS RECESSION;

EID: 33745712570     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070602700705     Document Type: Review

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