Simple two-portal technique for endoscopic gastrocnemius recession: Clinical tip

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 830-833

  Yeap, Ewe Juan ^a   Shamsul, Shams Amir ^a   Chong, Keen Wai ^a   Sands, Andrew K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Endoscopic gastrocnemius recession; Equinus contracture

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; APONEUROSIS; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CALCANEOPLASTY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC GASTROCNEMIUS RECESSION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EQUINUS CONTRACTURE; FOOT; FOOT MALFORMATION; FOOT SURGERY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCISION; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND; WEIGHT BEARING;

ENDOSCOPY; EQUINUS DEFORMITY; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; TATTOOING;

EID: 80051675136     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2011.0830     Document Type: Article

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