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One-stage treatment of deep infection following repair of Achilles tendon rupture with flexor hallucis longus transfer

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We present one-stage treatment of deep infection following repair of Achilles tendon rupture using flexor hallucis longus transfer. Flexor hallucis longus was used not only to connect the defect in Achillles tendon, but also to control the soft tissue infection with its abundant blood supply, simultaneously. The clinical results for the two patients in this report were excellent without major complication.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Inje University Seoul Paik Hospital, No. 85 2-Ga Jeo-dong, Jung-Gu, Seoul, 100-032, Republic of Korea

    Kang Lee, Jeong Seok Moon, Jeong Gook Seo & Woo Chun Lee

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Lee, K., Moon, J.S., Seo, J.G. et al. One-stage treatment of deep infection following repair of Achilles tendon rupture with flexor hallucis longus transfer. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 17, 313–315 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-008-0657-0

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