Noninsertional Achilles tendinopathy treated with gastrocnemius lengthening

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 375-379

  Duthon, Victoria B ^a   Lübbeke, Anne ^a   Duc, Sylvain R ^a   Stern, Richard ^a   Assal, Mathieu ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Achilles over use injury; Calcaneus tendon; Gastrocnemius recession; Main body Achilles; Strayer procedure

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LEG LENGTHENING; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPORT;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TENDINOPATHY; TENOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79954539955     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2011.0375     Document Type: Article

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