Collagen-matrix allograft augmentation of bilateral rupture of the Achilles tendon

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 556-559

  Kearney, Rebecca S ^a   Costa, Matthew L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Rehabilitation; Rupture

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISABILITY; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDINITIS; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; WEIGHT BEARING;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; RUPTURE; SKIN, ARTIFICIAL; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77953165499     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2010.0556     Document Type: Article

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