Endoscopic gastrocnemius recession as therapy for gastrocnemius equinus;Die endoskopische verlängerungsoperation des musculus gastrocnemius zur behandlung des gastrocnemius equinus

Zeitschrift fur Orthopadie und Unfallchirurgie

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 499-504

  Saxena, A ^a   Gollwitzer, Hans ^b   Widtfeldt, A ^a   Didomenico, L A ^c  

^a PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b BG UNFALLKLINIK MURNAU   (Germany)

^c Northside Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles; Ankle equinus; Endoscopy; Gastrocnemius; Lengthening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GASTRONEMIUS EQUINUS; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MUSCLE MALFORMATION; NERVE INJURY;

EID: 35348915296     PISSN: 1864-669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-965385     Document Type: Article

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