Outcome following mini-invasive surgical repair of closed Achilles tendon rupture

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 149-

  Al Fakayh, Omar ^a  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPEN REDUCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION PATIENT; RELIABILITY; TENDON SURGERY; WEIGHT BEARING; ACHILLES TENDON; CONVALESCENCE; INJURY; NOTE; PLASTIC SURGERY; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACHILLES TENDON; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RUPTURE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TENDON INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951878362     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-009-0912-0     Document Type: Letter

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