Z shortening of healed achilles tendon rupture: A technical note

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 704-707

  Carmont, Michael R ^a   Maffulli, Nicola ^a,b  

^a Dentistry Mile End Hospital ^*

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; MOBILIZATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON RUPTURE; TENDON SURGERY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ACHILLES TENDON; HUMANS; RUPTURE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 67650156000     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2009.0704     Document Type: Review

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