Achilles tendon elongation after rupture repair: A randomized comparison of 2 postoperative regimens

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-64

  Kangas, Jarmo ^a,b   Pajala, Ari ^a   Ohtonen, Pasi ^a   Leppilahti, Juhana ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NORTH KARELIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon rupture; Cast immobilization; Early motion; Postoperative regimen

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAST APPLICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT MOBILIZATION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON RUPTURE; TORQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CASTS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845872288     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546506293255     Document Type: Article

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