Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 58-61 , June 2009

Fixation of tendo Achilles avulsion fracture

  • T.H. Lui, MBBS (HK), FRCS (Edin), FHKAM, FHKCOS

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Received 7 April 2008 ,Revised 4 June 2008 ,Accepted 11 June 2008.

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PII: S1268-7731(08)00074-X

doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2008.06.004

Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 58-61 , June 2009

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