Open Repair of Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures

Foot and Ankle Clinics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 699-709

  Rosenzweig, Seth ^a   Azar, Frederick M ^b  

^a Dauterive Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Acute rupture; Open repair; Outcomes; Techniques

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; HUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; REVIEW; RUPTURE; SPORT INJURY; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON INJURY;

ACHILLES TENDON; ATHLETIC INJURIES; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RUPTURE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 74049133953     PISSN: 10837515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcl.2009.07.002     Document Type: Review

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