Rerupture rate after early weightbearing in operative versus conservative treatment of achilles tendon ruptures: A meta-analysis

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 622-628

  van der Eng, Dorien M ^a   Schepers, Tim ^a   Goslings, J Carel ^a   Schep, Niels W L ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Braces; Rupture; Surgical procedure; Weightbearing

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ARTICLE; COMPLICATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REHABILITATION CARE; RERUPTURE; RERUPTURE RATE; RUPTURE; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING;

1; ACHILLES TENDON; BRACES; RUPTURE; SURGICAL PROCEDURE; WEIGHTBEARING;

ACHILLES TENDON; BRACES; CASTS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECURRENCE; RUPTURE; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84882678932     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: 15422224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2013.03.027     Document Type: Article

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