Biomechanical Comparison of Krackow Open Repair and Percutaneous Achilles Repair System for Achilles Tendon Rupture: A Cadaveric and Finite Element Model Study

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David R. Swanson1, MD; Alireza Nazemi1, MD; Bonnie Macaluso2, MS; Chaudhry R. Hassan2, PhD; Megan Paulus1, MD; Yi-Xian Qin2, PhD; David E. Komatsu1, PhD

1Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Stony Brook University 2Department of Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University

 

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Keywords
Achilles tendon rupture, Krackow repair open, percutaneous Krackow repair
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