Achilles Tendon Ruptures, Re Rupture with Revision Surgery, Tendinosis, and Insertional Disease

Foot and Ankle Clinics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 247-275

  Krahe, Mark A ^a   Berlet, Gregory C ^a,b  

^a Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Center ^*  (United States)

^b ORTHOPEDIC FOOT AND ANKLE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles tendinopathy; Re rupture; Repair; Tendinosis

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ALGORITHM; ARTHROSCOPY; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; REVIEW; RUPTURE; TENDINITIS;

ACHILLES TENDON; ALGORITHMS; ARTHROSCOPY; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RUPTURE; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 66349109899     PISSN: 10837515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcl.2009.04.003     Document Type: Review

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