Achilles tendon recurrent rupture following surgical repair: Report on two cases

Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 152-154

  García Germán, Diego ^a   Rubio Quevedo, Rafael ^b   Lopez Goenaga, Javier ^c   Martin Guinea, Javier ^d  

^a HOSPITAL CENTRAL DE LA CRUZ ROJA   (Spain)

^b Hospital Universitario del Sureste de Madrid   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GETAFE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Achilles tendon mobilization; Augmented repair; Paratenon; Rerupture

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; ANKLE INJURY; ANKLE PAIN; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAST APPLICATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INCISION; MALE; MASSAGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPORT INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WOUND; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; WOUND CLOSURE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67651095746     PISSN: 12687731     EISSN: 14609584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fas.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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