The influence of early weight-bearing compared with non-weight-bearing after surgical repair of the achilles tendon

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1876-1883

  Suchak, Amar A ^a   Bostick, Geoff P ^a   Beaupré, Lauren A ^b   Durand, D'Arcy C ^a   Jomha, Nadr M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Capital Health Edmonton   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANGE OF MOTION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 51349106557     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.01242     Document Type: Article

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