Operative versus nonoperative treatment for acute Achilles tendon rupture: A meta-analysis based on current evidence

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 765-773

  Jiang, Nan ^a   Wang, Bowei ^a   Chen, Anfu ^a   Dong, Fu ^a   Yu, Bin ^a  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCAR FORMATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPORT INJURY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL RISK; TENDON SURGERY; THERAPY EFFECT;

ACHILLES TENDON; HUMANS; MANIPULATION, ORTHOPEDIC; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RUPTURE; SICK LEAVE; TENDON INJURIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84859160601     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: 14325195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-011-1431-3     Document Type: Review

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