Incidence and outcome of operatively treated Achilles tendon rupture in the elderly

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 14-18

  Čretnik, Andrej ^a,b   Košir, Roman ^a,b   Kosanović, Miloš ^a,c  

^a University Medical Centre Maribor ^*

^b General Hospital Celje   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Elderly person; Incidence; Outcome; Rupture; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SURAL NERVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 73849122783     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2010.0014     Document Type: Article

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