Open minimally invasive Achilles tendon repair with early rehabilitation: Functional results of 25 consecutive patients

Injury

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 669-672

  Ozkaya, Ufuk ^a   Parmaksizoglu, Atilla Sancar ^a   Kabukcuoglu, Yavuz ^a   Sokucu, Sami ^a   Basilgan, Seckin ^a  

^a Taksim Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon rupture; Early range of motion; Functional rehabilitation; Open minimally invasive surgery

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPORT; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; THIGH; WORK;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RECURRENCE; RUPTURE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67349144438     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.10.033     Document Type: Article

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