The anatomy of the fascia cruris and implications for Achillon limited open Achilles tendon repair: A case report

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 814-816

  Atinga, Mordicai ^a   Highland, Adrian M ^a   Davies, Mark Bowen ^a,b  

^a Sheffield Foot and Ankle Unit ^*

^b NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSESTHESIA; ECHOGRAPHY; FALLING; FASCIA; FASCIA CRURIS; HUMAN; INCISION; LIMITED OPEN ACHILLES TENDON REPAIR; MALE; NERVE INJURY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURAL NERVE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; FASCIA; HUMANS; MALE; RUPTURE; SURAL NERVE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 48249124594     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2008.0814     Document Type: Article

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