Avulsion fracture of the calcaneal tuberosity: A case report and literature review

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 863-866

  Beavis, R Cole ^a,c   Rourke, Kevin ^b   Court Brown, Charles ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVULSION FRACTURE; CALCANEAL TUBEROSITY FRACTURE; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FALLING; FEMALE; FOOT PAIN; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; SYMPTOM; TENDON SUTURE;

ACHILLES TENDON; CALCANEUS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 48249145191     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2008.0000     Document Type: Article

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