Acute achilles tendon rupture: A randomized, controlled study comparing surgical and nonsurgical treatments using validated outcome measures

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2186-2193

  Nilsson Helander, Katarina ^a,b   Grävare Silbernagel, Karin ^b,c   Thomeé, Roland ^b   Faxén, Eva ^b   Olsson, Nicklas ^b   Eriksson, Bengt I ^b   Karlsson, Jon ^b  

^a Kungsbacka Hospital   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon rupture; ATRS; movable brace; rerupture; validated functional tests

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUPTURE; SPORT INJURY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TENDON INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACHILLES TENDON; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RUPTURE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TENDON INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78449274168     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546510376052     Document Type: Article

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