Surgical versus nonsurgical treatment of acute achilles tendon rupture: A meta-analysis of randomized trials

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 2136-2143

  Soroceanu, Alexandra ^a   Glazebrook, Mark ^a   Sidhwa, Feroze ^b   Aarabi, Shahram ^b   Kaufman, Annette ^c  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b National Cancer Institute ^*  (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RERUPTURE; ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CALF CIRCUMFERENCE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FISTULA; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; META ANALYSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE INJURY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REHABILITATION CARE; RISK REDUCTION; SKIN NECROSIS; SURGICAL INFECTION; TISSUE ADHESION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK RESUMPTION;

EID: 84871476979     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.K.00917     Document Type: Article

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