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Reconstruction of neglected traumatic Achilles tendon rupture in a young girl

Posttraumatic neglected Achilles tendon ruptures in a young patient have not been described in the literature to our knowledge; indeed, neglected ruptures of the Achilles tendon have only rarely been described in adults. We present the case of a 7 year old girl with posttraumatic neglected rupture o...

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Autores principales: Tudisco, C., Bisicchia, S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3427694/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22290490
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10195-012-0178-y
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Sumario:Posttraumatic neglected Achilles tendon ruptures in a young patient have not been described in the literature to our knowledge; indeed, neglected ruptures of the Achilles tendon have only rarely been described in adults. We present the case of a 7 year old girl with posttraumatic neglected rupture of the Achilles tendon that was operated on 8 weeks after the trauma.