Chronic rupture of Achilles tendon: Is the percutaneous suture technique effective?

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 211-216

  Kosanović, Miloš ^a   Brilej, Drago ^a  

^a General Hospital Celje   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Chronic; Rupture; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALING; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; OCCUPATION; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RUPTURE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDON INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38649087969     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-007-0514-5     Document Type: Article

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