Direct Repair of Chronic Achilles Tendon Ruptures Using Scar Tissue Located Between the Tendon Stumps

Conclusions:
Shortening of the tissue between the 2 tendon ends that included healing scar and direct repair of healing tendon without allograft or autograft can be effective for treatment-delayed or neglected Achilles tendon rupture.

Level of Evidence:
Therapeutic Level IV. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

Source: JBJS - July 19, 2016 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Yasuda, T., Shima, H., Mori, K., Kizawa, M., Neo, M. Tags: Foot & Ankle Scientific Articles Source Type: research