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A novel modification of Bosworth's technique to repair zone I Achilles tendon ruptures

BACKGROUND: Zone I ruptures of the Achilles tendon and chronic ruptures in zone II with a gap of more than 6 cm are difficult to treat. We describe a technique that is very well suited to this type of rupture. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Seventy-eight patients with chronic rupture of the Achilles tendon...

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Autores principales: Pavan Kumar, Avadhanam, Shashikiran, Raviprakash, Raghuram, Choulapalle
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3586135/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23306529
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10195-012-0222-y