ADVANTAGES OF SURGICAL TREATMENT OF ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE BY PERCUTANEOUS SUTURE AS OPPOSED TO NONSURGICAL TREATMENT

The Achilles tendon is the strongest tendon in the body, and its rupture appears to be the most common injury of the tendomuscular apparatus. This type of injury is more frequent in sportsmen, especially those who play tennis, gymnastics, skiing, handball, football, basketball and athletics. Also, t...

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Main Authors: Goran Vidić, Vesna Milojković, Saša Milenković, Saša Stojanović, Zoran Golubović, Zoran Antić, Zvezdana Antić, Dragan Živanović
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University in Nis, Faculty of Medicine 2010-06-01
Series:Acta Medica Medianae
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Online Access:http://publisher.medfak.ni.ac.rs/2010-html/2-broj/Goran%20Vidic-%20Advantages%20of%20surgical%20treatment.pdf