Outcome after operative treatment for chronic versus acute Achilles tendon rupture — A comparative analysis

Outcome after operative treatment for chronic versus acute Achilles tendon rupture — A comparative analysis

Highlights • This paper presents outcomes after operative treatment for chronic versus acute Achilles tendon rupture. Functional and imaging results after these treatments are generally sparse, and to our knowledge no study has compared the minimally invasive repair by percutaneous suturing of acute...

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Veröffentlicht in:Foot and ankle surgery 2018-04, Vol.24 (2), p.110-114
Hauptverfasser: Becher, C, Donner, S, Brucker, J, Daniilidis, K, Thermann, H
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Sprache:eng
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Achilles tendon
Acute
Chronic
Orthopedics
Repair
Rupture
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • This paper presents outcomes after operative treatment for chronic versus acute Achilles tendon rupture. Functional and imaging results after these treatments are generally sparse, and to our knowledge no study has compared the minimally invasive repair by percutaneous suturing of acute AT rupture with the open repair of chronic AT rupture.
ISSN:1268-7731
1460-9584
DOI:10.1016/j.fas.2016.12.003