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Modified percutaneous repair of ruptured Achilles tendon

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Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy Aims and scope

Abstract

Percutaneous repair of the Achilles tendon is now well established. Sural nerve injury is one of the commonest complications following this method of repair. We present our current method of percutaneous repair which permits a less invasive approach to the tendon, accurate opposition of the tendon ends, and minimises the chance of sural nerve injury.

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank the Department of Medical Illustration at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire for their assistance with this manuscript. We would also like to thank Mr. Dave Harris QA Manager at Tyco healthcare for his provision of the technical data on the Maxon suture. The patient has given their written consent for the photographic images used for publication. The authors have received no funding for the study.

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The authors can confirm that there are no competing interests. We thank Sportsmed (UK) for the support given.

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  1. Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Hartshill Orthopaedic Surgical Unit, University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Keele University School of Medicine, Stoke on Trent, ST7 4QG, UK

    Michael R. Carmont & Nicola Maffulli

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Carmont, M.R., Maffulli, N. Modified percutaneous repair of ruptured Achilles tendon. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthr 16, 199–203 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-007-0411-z

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