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Órgano Oficial del Colegio Mexicano de Ortopedia y Traumatología

2016, Number 6

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Acta Ortop Mex 2016; 30 (6)

Conservative treatment of a chronic rupture of Achilles tendon: case report

González-Murillo M, Rodrigo-Alonso A, Figueiredo-González H, Salgado-Rodrigo AM, Mota-Blanco SM

Language: Spanish
References: 10
Page: 323-325
PDF size: 224.31 Kb.


ABSTRACT

We report a case of a 64 years-old-female patient with ruptured left Achilles tendon within two months of evolution that has gone unnoticed. By the application of a conservative treatment recovered complete and symmetrical functionality in five months time after the injury.


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