ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE AND PLATELET RICH PLASMA

Achilles tendon rupture is currently one of the most frequent injuries in athletes. Such rupture may be caused by a sudden dorsiflexion of the ankle, pushing off with the weight bearing forefoot while extending the knee or violent dorsiflexion of a plantar flexed foot. The treatment goal consists...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pietro Zedde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associazione Italiana Giovani Medici 2012-03-01
Series:Euromediterranean Biomedical Journal
Online Access:http://www.embj.org/images/ISSUE_2012/gallo_20.pdf