Healing of human Achilles tendon ruptures: radiodensity reflects mechanical properties

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 884-889

  Schepull, Thorsten ^a   Aspenberg, Per ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CT; Density; Mechanical properties; Modulus of elasticity

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURIES; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886046634     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-013-2720-8     Document Type: Article

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