Surgical treatment of chronic achilles tendinopathy: Long-term results of the endoscopic technique

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 451-455

  Maquirriain, Javier ^a  

^a High Performance National Sports Center   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Calcaneus; Endoscopy; Outcome; Surgery; Tendon

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; ACHILLES TENDON SCORING SYSTEM; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DEBRIDEMENT; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KELOID; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEROMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VICTORIAN INSTITUTE SPORT ASSESSMENT ACHILLES QUESTIONNAIRE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACHILLES TENDON; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TENDINOPATHY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879460239     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: 15422224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2013.03.031     Document Type: Article

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