Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 166-169 , 2008

Tibialis anterior tendon rupture in gout—Case report and literature review

  • J. Terrence Jose Jerome, MBBS, DNB (Ortho), MNAMS (Ortho) FNB (Hand & Microsurgery)

      Affiliations

    • Registrar in Orthopaedics, Department of Orthopaedics, St Stephen's Hospital, Tiz Hazari, Delhi 54, India.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +91 1 09868086916; fax: +91 1 23932412.
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  • Mathew Varghese, MS (Ortho)

      Affiliations

    • Head, Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, St Stephen's Hospital, Tiz Hazari, Delhi 54, India. Tel.: +91 1 23966021 27; fax: +91 1 23932412.
    • ,
  • Balu Sankaran, FRCS (C), FAMS

      Affiliations

    • Professor Emeritus, Orthopaedics, St Stephen's Hospital, Tiz Hazari, Delhi 54, India. Tel.: +91 1 23966021 27; fax: +91 1 23932412.
    • ,
  • Simon Thomas

      Affiliations

    • Registrar in Orthopaedics, Department of Orthopaedics, St Stephen's Hospital, Tiz Hazari, Delhi 54, India.
    • ,
  • Thirumagal SK, MD

      Affiliations

    • Tamilnadu, India.

Received 10 December 2007 ,Accepted 17 December 2007.

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PII: S1268-7731(07)00106-3

doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2007.12.001

Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 166-169 , 2008

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