Endoscopic Achilles tenodesis: A surgical alternative for chronic insertional tendinopathy

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 940-943

  Maquirriain, Javier ^a,b  

^a Mayling Club de Campo   (Argentina)

^b Exercise Physiology Laboratory   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Achilles; Calcaneal; Insertional; Tendinopathy; Tenodesis

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; TENDINITIS;

ACHILLES TENDON; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 34547230237     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-006-0215-6     Document Type: Article

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