The diagnosis of acute tendon ruptures of the extensor mechanism of the knee or the Achilles tendon of the ankle may usually be made by clinical means. Massive soft tissue swelling accompanying these injuries often obscures the findings, however. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can rapidly demonstr
Tendon ruptures
โ Scribed by A. H. Woodward; Anthony Sliwinski
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1975
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 101 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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