Acute Repairs of the Achilles Tendon by the Percutaneous Technique

  • Ansar Mahmood
  • Nicola Maffulli
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Keywords

Achilles Tendon Open Repair Sural Nerve Percutaneous Technique Stab Incision 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Ansar Mahmood
    • 1
  • Nicola Maffulli
    • 2
  1. 1.Trauma and OrthopaedicsLeighton HospitalCheshireUK
  2. 2.Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic SurgeryKeele University School of MedicineStoke-on-TrentUK

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