Biomechanical comparison of four methods of repair of the Achilles tendon

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 94 B, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 663-667

  Ortiz, C ^a   Wagner, E ^a   Mococain P ^a   Labarca, G ^a   Keller, A ^a   Del Buono, A ^b   Maffulli, N ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c Mile End Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DRESDEN TECHNIQUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KRACKOW TECHNIQUE; MODIFIED OBLIQUE DRESDEN TECHNIQUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON SUTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIPLE STRAND DRESDEN TECHNIQUE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; RUPTURE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDON INJURIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84860847292     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.94B5.27642     Document Type: Article

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