Augmented compared with nonaugmented surgical repair of a fresh total achilles tendon rupture: A prospective randomized study

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1092-1100

  Pajala, Ari ^a   Kangas, Jarmo ^a   Siira, Pertti ^a   Ohtonen, Pasi ^a   Leppilahti, Juhana ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; ANKLE; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON INJURY; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON SURGERY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; FASCIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RUPTURE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDON INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349202010     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.01089     Document Type: Article

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