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Lace Technique Modified by Segesser and Weisskopf

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The Achilles Tendon

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Achilles tendon (AT) ruptures usually occur in sportsmen and physically active individuals with high functional demands, whereby injuries in recreational athletes account for 75% of AT ruptures, 8–20% of the ruptures occur in competitive athletes [1, 2].

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  1. ALTIUS Swiss Sportmed Center, Habich-Dietschy-Strasse 5a, CH -4310, Rheinfelden, Switzerland

    Lukas Weisskopf MD & Anja Hirschmüller MD

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  1. Center for Hip, Knee and Foot Surgery, ATOS Clinic Centre, Heidelberg, Germany

    Hajo Thermann

  2. Center for Hip, Knee and Foot Surgery, ATOS Clinic Centre, Heidelberg, Germany

    Christoph Becher

  3. Princess Royal Hospital, Telford, Shropshire, United Kingdom

    Michael R. Carmont

  4. Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden

    Jón Karlsson

  5. Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy

    Nicola Maffulli

  6. Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom

    James Calder

  7. Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam Zuidoost, The Netherlands

    C. Niek van Dijk

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Weisskopf, L., Hirschmüller, A. (2017). Lace Technique Modified by Segesser and Weisskopf. In: Thermann, H., et al. The Achilles Tendon. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-54074-9_4

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