Endoscopic gastrocnemius recession ultrasound-guided analysis of length gained

Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-29

  Adelman, Vanessa R ^a,c   Szczepanski, Jeffrey A ^a,b   Adelman, Ronald P ^a,b   Lincoln, Dennis R ^a  

^a PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DETROIT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Providence Hospital ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscope; Equinus; Gastrocnemius recession; Gastrosoleus muscle; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ACHILLES TENDON; ARTICLE; BRACE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INFECTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; NERVE INJURY; OSTEOTOMY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROMA; SKIN INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 67649597987     PISSN: 15360644     EISSN: 15381943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BTF.0b013e318199986b     Document Type: Article

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