Neglected rupture of the Achilles tendon: Reconstruction with peroneus brevis tendon transfer

Surgeon

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 209-213

  McClelland, D ^a   Maffulli, N ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon rupture; Reconstruction; Tendon transfer

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ACUTE DISEASE; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PERONEUS MUSCLE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAFETY; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON TRANSFER; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 4344587303     PISSN: 1479666X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1479-666X(04)80002-7     Document Type: Article

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