Achilles allograft reconstruction of a chronic complete proximal hamstring rupture

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1360-1363

  Murray, Patrick J ^a   Lowe, Walter R ^b  

^a Clarkstown Orthopedics   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allograft reconstruction; Chronic; Proximal hamstring rupture

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; RUPTURE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT INJURY; THIGH; TRANSPLANTATION;

ACHILLES TENDON; ATHLETIC INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RUPTURE; THIGH; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 70350736546     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-008-0670-3     Document Type: Article

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