Gastrocnemius recession: A cadaveric study of surgical safety and effectiveness

Background and purpose — Many methods of gastrocnemius lengthening have been described, with different surgical challenges, outcomes, and risks to the sural nerve. Our aims were (1) to locate the gastrocnemius muscular-tendinous junction in relation to the mid-length of the fibula (from here on desi...

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Main Authors: Eva M Hoefnagels, Stephen M Belkoff, Bart A Swierstra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-07-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2017.1314157