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Cíntia Kelly Bittar

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  Comparative Study Between the Minimally Invasive and Conventional Techniques Opened for Repair of Heel Bone Tendon Injury
  Author(s): Renê André Reinig Carvalho and Cíntia Kelly Bittar Renê André Reinig Carvalho and Cíntia Kelly Bittar
  
  Objective: To compare the minimally invasive technique, using a short fibula tendon, with the conventional open technique, associated with semitendinous tendon reinforcement to repair calcaneus tendon injuries and present functional clinical results, degree of satisfaction and complications found. Method: Retrospective study including 43 patients with traumatic or degenerative calcaneus tendon lesions, evaluating average age, laterality, surgical techniques used, clinical-functional evaluation with AOFAS questionnaire and complications. Results: Sixteen patients were treated with a minimally invasive technique with a short fibula tendon graft and twenty-seven with an open technique with a semitendinous tendon graft, with an average age of 45.05 years. There were 86% male, 55.8% left lateral, 27.9% with degenerative lesio.. View More»
  

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