Repair of Achilles Tendon Rupture Under Endoscopic Control

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 683-688

  Fortis, Athanasios P ^a   Dimas, Anastasios ^a   Lamprakis, Andreas A ^a  

^a Orthopaedic Department   (Greece)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon rupture; Endoscopy; Percutaneous repair

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; NEURALGIA; PATIENT MOBILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECURRENCE; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44249115305     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2008.02.018     Document Type: Article

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