Tenotomy and Tendon Transfer About the Forefoot, Midfoot and Hindfoot

Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 547-569

  Landsman, Adam ^a,b   Cook, Emily ^a,b   Cook, Jeremy ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTURE; FOOT AMPUTATION; FOOT DISEASE; FOOT MALFORMATION; FOREFOOT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; PERONEUS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON LESION; TENDON TRANSFER; TENOTOMY; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

CONTRACTURE; FOOT DEFORMITIES; HUMANS; TENDON TRANSFER; TENDONS;

EID: 49649089428     PISSN: 08918422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpm.2008.05.010     Document Type: Review

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