Achilles tendon rupture - Early functional and surgical options with special emphasis on rehabilitation issues;Achillessehnenruptur - Moderne frühfunktionell konservative und operative Behandlungsmöglichkeiten sowie Rehabilitationsoptionen

Fuss und Sprunggelenk

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 269-277

  Hüfner, Tobias ^a   Krettek, C ^a   Knobloch, K ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Functional; Minimal invasive; Rupture

Indexed keywords

EID: 36248984334     PISSN: 16199987     EISSN: 16199995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10302-007-0285-x     Document Type: Article

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