Evaluation of the hallux morbidity of single-incision flexor hallucis longus tendon transfer

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 627-630

  Richardson, David R ^a,b   Willers, Jeffrey ^a   Cohen, Bruce E ^a   Davis, W Hodges ^a   Jones, Carroll P ^a   Anderson, Robert B ^a  

^a Orthopaedic Surgery ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles tendinosis; Flexor hallucis longus; Hallux; Single incision; Tendon rupture; Tendon transfer

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR HALLUCIS LONGUS MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HALLUX; HUMAN; INCISION; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; ORTHOTICS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEDOBAROGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSOR; SHORT FORM 36; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDINITIS; TENDON SURGERY; TENDON TRANSFER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE; TENDINOPATHY; TENDON TRANSFER; TOE JOINT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 67650115399     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2009.0627     Document Type: Article

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