Isolated rupture of the plantaris tendon in a high school track athlete

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 361-363

  Harmon, Kelley J ^a   Reeder, Michael T ^b   Udermann, Brian E ^c   Murray, Steven R ^d  

^a Maine Dartmouth Family Practice Residency   (United States)

^b Western Orthopedics and Sports Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

^d and Mass Communication   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADOLESCENT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CROSS TRAINING; CYCLING; DIET; EXERCISE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RUNNING; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPORT; STANDING; TENDON RUPTURE; WALKING AID;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADOLESCENT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURIES; TRACK AND FIELD;

EID: 33746433945     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042752-200607000-00015     Document Type: Article

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