Semitendinosus tendon augmentation for a large defect after achilles tendon rupture: Two case reports

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1100-1103

  Jong, Hun Ji ^a,b   Weon, Yoo Kim ^a   Young, Yul Kim ^a   Yeon, Soo Lee ^a   Jong, Seoung Yoon ^a  

^a Daejeon St Mary's Hospital ^*

^b Daejeon St Mary's Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON SURGERY; TENDON SUTURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURIES; TENDON TRANSFER;

EID: 35148858785     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2007.1100     Document Type: Article

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