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KIDNER PROCEDURE [1 record]

Record 1 2010-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthopedic Surgery
CONT

Muscle balance involves increasing or decreasing the relative strength of a muscle. It also includes redirection of muscle tendons to change their mechanical retrograde pull. Tendoachilles lengthening, gastrocnemius lengthening, anterior tendon teno-suspension, and the Kidner procedure exemplify this method.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie orthopédique
CONT

La simple exérèse a été aussi efficace que la technique de Kidner (réorientation de l'insertion principale du tibial postérieur), à la condition que la face interne du scaphoïde principal ait été mobile pour empêcher toute saillie résiduelle.

Spanish

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