Achilles tendon reconstruction with a half-width Achilles graft and wrap-around fascial flap

A 70-year-old man complained imbalance while walking, inability to perform ankle flexion, and could not stand on tip-toe 3 months after injury. The ankle looked swollen with loss of Achilles contour and obvious gait disturbance. Magnetic resonance imaging shows a 5-cm Achilles tendon gap. Subsequent...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Theddeus Octavianus Hari Prasetyono, Fransisca Sisca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2019-05-01
Series:Archives of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.5999/aps.2018.00066