Dynamic ultrasound as a selection tool for reducing Achilles tendon reruptures

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1395-1400

  Kotnis, Rohit ^a   David, Saronjini ^b   Handley, Robert ^a   Willett, Keith ^a   Ostlere, Simon ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Preselection tool; Rerupture; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PES EQUINUS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TENDON SUTURE; ULTRASOUND; WOUND HEALING;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; CASTS, SURGICAL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RUPTURE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747281050     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546506288678     Document Type: Article

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