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Development of cave foot deformity in failed repair of the Achilles tendon
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Pellenberg, K.U. Leuven, Belgium.
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
|January 1, 1993
Abstract:
Two cases of failed primary repair of the Achilles tendon are reported. Cave foot deformity as an additional clinical sign of this condition is described. A possible biomechanical hypothesis is formulated, and a surgical procedure for correction of the symptoms is described.
