Achilles Tendon Lesions – Part 2: Ruptures

Abstract The increasing incidence of calcaneal tendon ruptures has substantially impacted orthopedic care and costs related to its treatment and prevention. Primarily motivated by the increasing of life expectancy, the growing use of tenotoxic drugs and erratic access to physical activity, this inju...

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Main Authors: Nacime Salomão Barbachan Mansur, Lucas Furtado Fonseca, Fábio Teruo Matsunaga, Daniel Soares Baumfeld, Caio Augusto de Souza Nery, Marcel Jun Sugawara Tamaoki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2021-02-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162020000600665&tlng=pt