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  1. Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University of Salerno School of Medicine Surgery and Dentistry, Salerno, Italy

    Nicola Maffulli & Francesco Oliva

  2. Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Mile End Hospital, 275 Bancroft Road, London, E1 4DG, England, UK

    Nicola Maffulli

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Maffulli, N., Oliva, F. Achilles tendon re-rupture. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 28, 1673–1674 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-019-05358-w

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