Frontal Plane-Guided Percutaneous Tendo Achilles' Lengthening

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-61

  Haro III, Alfonso A ^a   DiDomenico, Lawrence A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; LEG LENGTHENING; SKIN INCISION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ACHILLES TENDON; FOOT DEFORMITIES; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES;

EID: 33845791559     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2006.10.006     Document Type: Article

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