Operative treatment of acute Achilles tendon ruptures: An institutional review of clinical outcomes

Injury

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 832-838

  Strauss, Eric J ^a   Ishak, Charbel ^a   Jazrawi, Laith ^a   Sherman, Orrin ^a   Rosen, Jeffrey ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Complications; Open repair; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER; WOUND INFECTION;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249941430     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.06.005     Document Type: Article

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