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Autogenous graft repair of an extensor hallucis longus laceration
The Journal of Foot Surgery
|March 1, 1990
Abstract:
The author presents an overview of tendon healing with particular attention to the principles of tendon graft repair. A clinical case of a patient who experienced an extensor hallucis longus laceration 8 weeks prior to the graft repair is reviewed. The extensor hallucis longus tendon was repaired using an autogenous graft taken from the extensor hallucis brevis.