Surgical repair of subcutaneous rupture of the achilles tendon
β Scribed by O. Kiviluoto; S. Santavirta; O. Klossner; J. Sandelin; S. Hakkinen
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 279 KB
- Volume
- 104
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1434-3916
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## Abstract A rat tenotomy model was used to investigate the effect of combined conservative management and pulsed ultrasound (PUS) on the repair of tenotomized Achilles tendon. Hemitenotomy of right medial Achilles tendon was performed in 48 rats without suture, and patella tenotomy was performed
Sixty-six patients with acute ruptures of the Achilles tendon were treated by immobilisation in a plaster cast for 12 weeks. Fifty-seven were followed up for a mean time of 70 months. Four re-ruptures occurred shortly after the initial treatment. Most patients had no or only slight complaints, three