Acute and Chronic Achilles Tendon Ruptures in Athletes

Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 117-135

  Thompson, Jonathan ^a   Baravarian, Bob ^a,b  

^a University Foot and Ankle Institute   (United States)

^b Santa Monica UCLA and Orthopedic Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon rupture; Athletes; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ANKLE EDEMA; ANKLE PAIN; ATHLETE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEBRIDEMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INCIDENCE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY; SURAL NERVE INJURY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDINITIS; TENDON GRAFT; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON TRANSFER; WEIGHT BEARING;

ACHILLES TENDON; ACUTE DISEASE; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79251490666     PISSN: 08918422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpm.2010.10.002     Document Type: Review

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