Percutaneous and Mini-Open Repair of Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture

Foot and Ankle Clinics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 573-582

  Elliot, R R ^a   Calder, J D F ^b,c  

^a ROYAL BOURNEMOUTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH HAMPSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ACUTE DISEASE; HUMAN; INJURY; REVIEW; RUPTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON INJURY;

ACHILLES TENDON; ACUTE DISEASE; HUMANS; RUPTURE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 35748932398     PISSN: 10837515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcl.2007.07.002     Document Type: Review

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