Chronic Achilles Tendon Ruptures

Foot and Ankle Clinics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 711-728

  Padanilam, Thomas G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b Toledo Orthopaedic Surgeons   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles; Chronic Achilles tendon ruptures; Neglected Achilles tendon ruptures; Tendon transfers for Achilles; Treatment of chronic Achilles rupture

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; GAIT; HUMAN; INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURY; TENDON TRANSFER;

ACHILLES TENDON; CHRONIC DISEASE; GAIT; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RUPTURE; SURGICAL FLAPS; TENDON INJURIES; TENDON TRANSFER;

EID: 74049120134     PISSN: 10837515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcl.2009.08.001     Document Type: Review

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