Reconstruction of the diseased Achilles tendon using an acellular human dermal graft followed by early mobilization - A preliminary series

Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 249-253

  Brigido, Stephen A ^a,b   Schwartz, Edward ^a   Barnett, Lori ^a   McCarroll, Raymond E ^a  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Foot and Ankle Center at Coordinated Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles tendinosis; Augmentation; Chronic; Graftjacket; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MOBILIZATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 37349089731     PISSN: 15360644     EISSN: 15381943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/btf.0b013e318159d0de     Document Type: Article

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