Epidemiology and outcomes of acute achilles tendon rupture with operative or nonoperative treatment using an identical functional bracing protocol

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 337-343

  Gwynne Jones, David P ^a   Sims, Martyn ^a   Handcock, Deb ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Functional rehabilitation; Operative repair; Rupture

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND COMPLICATION;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRACES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954453863     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2011.0337     Document Type: Article

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