A modified operation for Achilles tendon ruptures

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1739-1743

  Uchiyama, Eiji ^a   Nomura, Akiko ^a   Takeda, Yasushi ^a   Hiranuma, Kenji ^a   Iwaso, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KANTO ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Heel raise; Operation; Rupture

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT ORTHOSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RECREATIONAL THERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RECURRENCE; RUPTURE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 34748828663     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546507304492     Document Type: Article

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