Current concepts in the rehabilitation of an acute rupture of the tendo Achillis

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 94 B, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 28-31

  Kearney, R S ^a   Costa, M L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ACHILLES TENDON; ACUTE DISEASE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84855522593     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.94B1.28008     Document Type: Review

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