Ipsilateral free semitendinosus tendon graft transfer for reconstruction of chronic tears of the Achilles tendon

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p&...

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Main Authors: Gougoulias Nikolaos, Longo Umile, Maffulli Nicola, Denaro Vincenzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-07-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/9/100