Complications of the Treatment of Achilles Tendon Ruptures

Foot and Ankle Clinics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 745-759

  Molloy, Andy ^a   Wood, Edward V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

^b Countess of Chester Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achilles; Complications; Rupture; Tendon; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ANKLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RUPTURE; SURAL NERVE; TENDON INJURY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VEIN THROMBOSIS; WOUND HEALING;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANKLE JOINT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECURRENCE; RUPTURE; SURAL NERVE; SURGICAL FLAPS; TENDON INJURIES; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 74049098304     PISSN: 10837515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcl.2009.07.004     Document Type: Review

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