Skip to main content

Advertisement

SpringerLink
Log in

Endoscopy, assisted percutaneous repair of the Achilles tendon ruptures: a cadaveric and clinical study

  • Sports Medicine
  • Published:
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy Aims and scope

Abstract.

Endoscopy-assisted percutaneous repair of Achilles tendon ruptures were investigated in a cadaveric and clinical study. Sixteen above-knee fresh amputation specimens in which different types of Achilles tendon ruptures were created were repaired percutaneously with the visualization of the tendon ends by endoscopy. Neither malalignment nor damage to the neurovascular structures was observed. Eleven patients were treated in this way. No reruptures, wound problems, or neurovascular injury were observed. All patients returned to daily activities 10–11 weeks after the repair. This technique seems to overcome certain problems of conservative, surgical, or percutaneous repair of the Achilles tendon ruptures.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Orthopedics, Osmangazi University Hospital, 26480, Eskişehir, Turkey, Turkey

    Akın Turgut, Nusret Köse & Erol Göktürk

  2. Department of Orthopedics, Dokuz Eylül University Hospital, 35340, İzmir, Turkey, Turkey

    İzge Günal

  3. Department of Orthopedics, Kocatepe University Hospital, 03610, Afyon, Turkey, Turkey

    Gökhan Maralcan

  4. Rüzgar Sok. Çankaya Apt. No: 51/20, 35330, Balçova, İzmir, Turkey, Turkey

    İzge Günal

Authors
  1. Akın Turgut
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. İzge Günal
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Gökhan Maralcan
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Nusret Köse
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Erol Göktürk
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Additional information

Electronic Publication

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Turgut, A., Günal, İ., Maralcan, G. et al. Endoscopy, assisted percutaneous repair of the Achilles tendon ruptures: a cadaveric and clinical study. Knee, Surg, Sports Traumatol, Arthrosc 10, 130–133 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-001-0258-7

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-001-0258-7

Search

Navigation