The Surgical Management of Equinus in the Adult Acquired Flatfoot

Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 667-685

  Meszaros, Amanda ^a   Caudell, Gage ^b  

^a St Vincent Charity Hospital ^*  (United States)

^b St Vincent Charity Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT DISEASE; CONTRACTURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FLATFOOT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OPERATION DURATION; PATHOGENESIS; PES EQUINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; ENDOSCOPY; EQUINUS DEFORMITY; FLATFOOT; FOOT DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 34748886189     PISSN: 08918422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpm.2007.07.007     Document Type: Review

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