Outcome of single incision flexor hallucis longus transfer for chronic achilles tendinopathy

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 315-317

  Will, Ryan E ^a   Galey, Stephanie M ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic achilles rupture; Chronic achilles tendinopathy; Flexor hallucis longus transfer

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FLEXOR HALLUCIS LONGUS MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOOT MALFORMATION; HUMAN; INCISION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WOUND; TENDON TRANSFER; TREATMENT PLANNING; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 65249142305     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2009.0315     Document Type: Article

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