Sport and physical activities in patients with Chronic Achilles tendon rupture reconstruction using flexor hallucis longus transfer

Category: Sports Introduction/Purpose: Neglected or chronic Achilles tendon ruptures can be significantly disabling to patients if the muscle-tendon unit is stretched beyond its normal passive limit. Chronic rupture of the Achilles tendon (delayed diagnosis of more than 4 weeks) can result in retrac...

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Main Authors: Luigi Manzi MD, Camilla Maccario MD, Ariel Palanca MD, Claudia Di Silvestri MD, Federico Giuseppe Usuelli MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-09-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011418S00332