Intermediate and Long-Term Outcomes of the Suture Bridge Technique for the Management of Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy

Foot and Ankle Specialist

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 185-190

  Greenhagen, Robert M ^a   Shinabarger, Andrew B ^b   Pearson, Kyle T ^b   Burns, Patrick R ^b  

^a Foot and Ankle Center of Nebraska   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles tendonitis; ankle; bone (heel, toe) spurs; complex foot and ankle conditions; diagnostic and therapeutic techniques; foot surgery techniques; general disorders; heel; rearfoot; reconstructive foot and ankle surgery

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ACHILLES TENDONITIS; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BONE (HEEL, TOE) SPURS; COMPLEX FOOT AND ANKLE CONDITIONS; DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FOOT SURGERY TECHNIQUES; GENERAL DISORDERS; HEEL; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; REARFOOT; RECONSTRUCTIVE FOOT AND ANKLE SURGERY; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; SUTURING METHOD; TENDINITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TENDINOPATHY;

ACHILLES TENDONITIS; ANKLE; BONE (HEEL, TOE) SPURS; COMPLEX FOOT AND ANKLE CONDITIONS; DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES; FOOT SURGERY TECHNIQUES; GENERAL DISORDERS; HEEL; REARFOOT; RECONSTRUCTIVE FOOT AND ANKLE SURGERY;

ACHILLES TENDON; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDINOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84877794578     PISSN: 19386400     EISSN: 19387636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1938640012473150     Document Type: Article

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