The effect of ankle position on the static tension in the Achilles tendon before and after operative repair: A biomechanical cadaver study

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 478-481

  Labib, Sameh ^a,b   Hage, William D ^a,b   Sutton, Karen Michelle ^a,c   Hutton, William ^a,b,c  

^a Emory University School of Medicine ^*

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles Tendon; Plantarflexion; Surgical Repair; Tensile Strength

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MODIFIED KRAKOW LOCKING LOOP; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSION;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANKLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; HUMANS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 34147162223     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2007.0478     Document Type: Article

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