%0 Journal Article
%T Reconstruction of neglected traumatic Achilles tendon rupture in a young girl
%A C. Tudisco
%A S. Bisicchia
%J Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
%@ 1590-9999
%D 2012
%I 
%R 10.1007/s10195-012-0178-y
%X Posttraumatic neglected Achilles tendon ruptures in a young patient have not been described in the literature to our knowledge; indeed, neglected ruptures of the Achilles tendon have only rarely been described in adults. We present the case of a 7 year old girl with posttraumatic neglected rupture of the Achilles tendon that was operated on 8 weeks after the trauma.
%K Neglected Achilles tendon rupture
%K Child
%K Surgical treatment
%U http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10195-012-0178-y