Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 183-186 , December 2009

Endoscopic-assisted repair of acute Achilles tendon rupture with Krackow suture: An anatomic study

  • K.B. Chan, MBBS (HK), FRCS (Edin), FHKAM, FHKCOS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, North District Hospital, 9 Po Kin Road, Sheung Shui, NT, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • T.H. Lui, MBBS (HK), FRCS (Edin), FHKAM, FHKCOS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, North District Hospital, 9 Po Kin Road, Sheung Shui, NT, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +852 26837588.
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  • L.K. Chan, BSc (Biomed), MBBS (HK), PhD (Duke), FHKCOS, FHKAM (Ortho), FRCS (Edin)

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical and Health Sciences Education and Department of Anatomy, The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Hong Kong SAR, China

Received 17 September 2008 ,Revised 31 January 2009 ,Accepted 13 February 2009.

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PII: S1268-7731(09)00027-7

doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2009.02.006

Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 183-186 , December 2009

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