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The use of ultrasonography during minimally invasive Achilles tendon repair to avoid sural nerve injury

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  1. Department of Sports Medicine, Kameda Medical Center, 929 Higashi-cho, Kamogawa City, Chiba Prefecture, 2968602, Japan

    Joverienne Chavez, Soichi Hattori, Yuki Kato, Shuzo Takazawa, Shin Yamada & Hiroshi Ohuchi

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Joverienne Chavez declares that he has no conflicts of interest. Soichi Hattori declares that he has no conflicts of interest. Yuki Kato declares that he has no conflicts of interest. Shuzo Takazawa declares that he has no conflicts of interest. Shin Yamada declares that he has no conflicts of interest. Hiroshi Ohuchi declares that he has no conflicts of interest.

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Chavez, J., Hattori, S., Kato, Y. et al. The use of ultrasonography during minimally invasive Achilles tendon repair to avoid sural nerve injury. J Med Ultrasonics 46, 513–514 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10396-019-00951-5

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