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The reverse Silfverskiöld test in Achilles tendon rupture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

D. Joshua Mayich ,
Alastair Younger  and
Fabian Krause
D. Joshua Mayich
Affiliation:
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.
Alastair Younger*
Affiliation:
BC Foot and Ankle Clinic, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Fabian Krause
Affiliation:
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland
*
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of British Columbia, Suite 560, 1144 Burrard St., Vancouver BC V6Z 2A5; asyounger@telus.net

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Keywords

Achilles tendon ruptureAchilles tendon teargastrocnemiustriceps suriSilfverskiöld
Type
Knowledge to Practice • Des connaissances à la pratique
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 11 , Issue 3 , May 2009 , pp. 242 - 243
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2009

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