Ipsilateral free semitendinosus tendon graft transfer for reconstruction of chronic tears of the Achilles tendon
Open Access
- 8 July 2008
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Vol. 9 (1) , 100
Abstract
Many techniques have been developed for the reconstruction of the Achilles tendon in chronic tears. In presence of a large gap (greater than 6 centimetres), tendon augmentation is required.Keywords
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