Modified percutaneous repair of ruptured Achilles tendon

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 199-203

  Carmont, Michael R ^a   Maffulli, Nicola ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achilles; Percutaneous; Repair; Tendon

Indexed keywords

MAXON; POLYMER;

ACHILLES TENDON; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INJURY; NEEDLE; RUPTURE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD;

ACHILLES TENDON; HUMANS; NEEDLES; POLYMERS; RUPTURE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES;

EID: 38849124826     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-007-0411-z     Document Type: Article

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