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Acute Repair of Ruptured Foot and Ankle Tendons in Athletic Patients

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Acute tendon ruptures in the sports medicine ­population occur most commonly in the Achilles tendon. Literature supports surgical treatment of acute complete Achilles tendon tears, particularly in athletic and hi-demand individuals.1-1 Partial tears in high-level athletes may also warrant surgical treatment. Achilles ruptures occur in many sports and patients often recount feeling and even hearing a “pop.”

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Saxena, A. (2013). Acute Repair of Ruptured Foot and Ankle Tendons in Athletic Patients. In: Saxena, A. (eds) Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery of the Foot and Ankle. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4106-8_11

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