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Original Article

Postoperative MR Imaging and Ultrasonography of Surgically Repaired Achilles Tendon Ruptures

P. T. Karjalainen Department of Radiology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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J. Ahovuo Department of Radiology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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H. K. Pihlajamäki Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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K. Soila Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL, USA
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Hannu J. Aronen Department of Radiology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Pages 639-646 | Accepted 21 Feb 1996, Published online: 07 Jan 2010

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