This chapter describes the operative technique favored by the senior author as well as a physical therapy protocol that has resulted in excellent outcomes. A number of studies have shown that surgical repair results in less morbidity and improved function. For example, surgically repaired tendons are...
Achilles Tendon Ruptures: A New Method of Repair, Early Range of Motion, and Functional Rehabilitation We prospectively treated 29 athletes who had Achilles tendon ruptures according to a functional rehabilitation protocol. The 25 male and 4 female patients ... B.R. Mandelbaum,M.S. Myerson,R ...
We prospectively treated 29 athletes who had Achilles tendon ruptures according to a functional rehabilitation protocol. The 25 male and 4 female patients had a mean age of 35 years (range, 19 to 56). The repair was performed with a Krackow suture of No. 2 nonabsorbable polyfilament. Patien...
You may need to do physical therapy exercises after surgery to strengthen your Achilles tendon and leg muscles. Surgical methods include: Debridement and repair: When less than half of the tendon is damaged, this procedure is used. The goal of this procedure is to remove the damaged portion ...
Adequate blood supply is needed in tendons to enhance tissue repair and bring proper nutritional supply to the tendon fibers. The blood supply to the tendon is poor throughout, but appears worst in the distal portion of the Achilles tendon. As a result, this is the region of the tendon ...
This retrospective study thoroughly analyzed return to pre-injury status and complication rates after achilles tendon rupture in limited open repair with anchor fixation. Using the Pearson ρ correlation test, we were able to conclude that patients that returned to normal pre-injury activity status ...
using surgical findings as the gold standard [32]. In addition, dynamic ultrasound can demonstrate whether tendon fragments come into contact during active plantar flexion or separate further during passive dorsiflexion. Visualized lack of continuity of tendon fibers is an indication for surgical repair...
Open surgery for tendinopathy of the main body can be considered, using multiple longitudinal tenotomies, which can be implemented with a side-to-side repair and tendon augmentation or transfer, if significant loss of tendon tissue occurs. In chronic Achilles non-insertional tendinopathy, minimally ...
This technique is to be performed for distal Achilles tendon rupture, insertional Achilles tendonitis, Achilles tendon repair status post-Haglund resection, and as an augment to the previously described SpeedBridge Achilles tendon repair technique. Materials Materials for performing an Achilles tendon rip...
Regardless of the type of rehabilitation protocol or surgical management, the rate of RTP following Achilles tendon repair remains among the lowest of all common orthopaedic procedures, and multiple investigations have suggested that athletes returning to sport after Achilles tendon tear may have difficult...