Open surgical treatment for chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy: faster recovery with the soleus fibres transfer technique

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1868-1876

  Benazzo, Francesco ^a   Zanon, Giacomo ^a   Klersy, Catherine ^a   Marullo, Matteo ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Sports traumatology; Surgical Technique; Tendinopathy; Tendon surgery; Tendon vascularization

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ATHLETE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETURN TO SPORT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE CELL; TENDINOPATHY; TENOTOMY; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ATHLETES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETURN TO SPORT; TENDINOPATHY; TENOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84971324079     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-014-3232-x     Document Type: Article

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