Frequency and effects of intratendinous and peritendinous calcifications after open Achilles tendon repair

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 827-832

  Kraus, Ralf ^a,b   Stahl, Jens Peter ^a,b   Meyer, Christof ^a,b   Pavlidis, Theodorus ^a,b   Alt, Volker ^a,b   Horas, Uwe ^a,b   Schnettler, Reinhard ^a,b  

^a Trauma Surgery ^*

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUTURE MATERIAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE PAIN; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRATENDINOUS CALCIFICATION; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; OPEN ACHILLES TENDON REPAIR; PERITENDINOUS CALCIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 8444241923     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070402501113     Document Type: Article

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