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Clarification of the Simmonds-Thompson test for rupture of an Achilles tendon.
From the ‡Division of Orthopaedic Trauma, *Department of Orthopaedics, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC and the †Department of Orthopaedics, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK T he Simmonds–Thompson test, described in 1957 and 1962, 1–3 respectively, remains the principal clinical test for rupture of an Achilles tendon. However, there is some discrepancy in the literature regarding i...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2474-1949
DOI: 10.5070/m511031680