Achilles tendon surgical revision with synthetic augmentation

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 644-647

  Basiglini, L ^a   Iorio, R ^a   Vadala A ^a   Conteduca, F ^a   Ferretti, A ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon rupture; Delayed inflammatory immune response; Synthetic augmentation

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL;

ACHILLES TENDON; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; REOPERATION; RUPTURE; TIME;

ACHILLES TENDON; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; FOREIGN-BODY REACTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; REOPERATION; RUPTURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77952319477     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-010-1085-5     Document Type: Article

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