Tendon Transfers for Achilles Reconstruction

Foot and Ankle Clinics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 729-744

  Lin, Johnny L ^a,b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles tendinosis; Chronic Achilles rupture; Tendon transfer

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; CALCANEUS; CONTRACTURE; GAIT; HUMAN; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REOPERATION; REVIEW; RUPTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON TRANSFER; WOUND HEALING;

ACHILLES TENDON; CALCANEUS; CONTRACTURE; GAIT; HUMANS; REOPERATION; RUPTURE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDON TRANSFER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 74049149337     PISSN: 10837515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcl.2009.08.007     Document Type: Review

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