A new measurement of heel-rise endurance with the ability to detect functional deficits in patients with Achilles tendon rupture

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 258-264

  Silbernagel, Karin Grävare ^a   Nilsson Helander, Katarina ^a,b   Thomeé, Roland ^a   Eriksson, Bengt I ^a   Karlsson, Jón ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA ACADEMY AT UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Kungsbacka Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Complications; Plantarflexion; Rupture; Tendon elongation

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISABILITY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUPTURE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 77951253936     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-009-0889-7     Document Type: Article

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