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Chronic Achilles Tendon Rupture [PDF]

The Open Orthopaedics Journal, 2017
Background:The Achilles tendon, the largest and strongest tendon in the human body, is nevertheless one of the tendons which most commonly undergoes a complete subcutaneous tear. Achilles tendon ruptures are especially common in middle aged men who occasionally participate in sport.
Maffulli N, Via AG, Oliva F
semanticscholar   +5 more sources

Age Is a Risk Factor for Contralateral Tendon Rupture in Patients with Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics, 2019
Category: Ankle Introduction/Purpose: Rupture of the contralateral Achilles tendon following Achilles tendon rupture can lead to devastating outcomes.
Young Hwan Park MD, Jae Young Kim MD, Gi Won Choi MD, Hak Jun Kim MD   +3 more
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I.S.Mu.L.T. Achilles tendon ruptures guidelines [PDF]

Muscle Ligaments and Tendons Journal, 2019
This work provides easily accessible guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of Achilles tendon ruptures. These guidelines could be considered as recommendations for good clinical practice developed through a process of systematic review of the literature and expert opinion, to improve the quality of care for the individual patient ...
Oliva F., Bernardi G., De Luna V., Farsetti P., Gasparini M., Marsilio E., Piccirilli E., Tarantino U., Rugiero C., De Carli A., Gaj E., Lupariello D., Vadala A., Baldassarri M., Buda R., Natali S., Perazzo L., Bossa M., Foti C., Mahmoud A., Pellicciari L., Biz C., Fantoni I., Buonocore D., Ruggieri P., Dossena M., Galeone C., Verri M., Chianca V., Collina A., Di Lanno I., Di Lorenzo L., Di Pietto F., Innocenti B., Fini M., Finotti P., Frizziero A., Gamberini J., Forte A. M., Via A. G., Moretti B., Padulo J., Picerno P., Veronesi F., Vetrano M., Vulpiani M. C., Zappia M., Maffulli N.   +47 more
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Achilles Tendon Rupture – The Essentials: A Bibliometric Study

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics, 2023
Category: Sports; Hindfoot Introduction/Purpose: Achilles tendon rupture and management are among the most prevalent topics in the Foot and Ankle Literature. As the scientific literature increases across all fields of medicine, so too does the literature
Jacob F. Markel MD, Victor Anciano MD
doaj   +2 more sources

Combined flexor sheath and gastrocnemius aponeurosis flap for the treatment of chronic calcified Achilles tendon rupture: a case report [PDF]

Frontiers in Surgery
IntroductionThe Achilles tendon is the largest tendon in the human body and is prone to rupture when subjected to excessive dorsiflexion trauma of the ankle joint.
Shuangqiang Tu, Shuangqiang Tu, Zhongshan Li, Zhongshan Li, Mengying Xiao, Mengying Xiao, Wensheng Zhu, Wensheng Zhu, Yi Shao   +8 more
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Direct repair of the chronic ochronotic Achilles tendon rupture: a case report [PDF]

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Background Alkaptonuria (AKU) is a rare hereditary disease. Ochronotic arthropathy, tendinopathy, and osteopenia/osteoporosis are generally musculoskeletal manifestations in patients with AKU.
Takuji Yokoe, Makoto Nagasawa, Takuya Tajima, Nami Yamaguchi, Tomomi Ota, Yudai Morita, Etsuo Chosa   +6 more
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Minimally invasive internal splinting technique for acute closed Achilles tendon rupture [PDF]

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Background Although non-surgical and surgical approaches have been developed to repair acute closed Achilles tendon ruptures, the medical community still lacks a definitive consensus on which approach is superior.
Songlin Liu, Liang Ma
doaj   +2 more sources

Evaluation of Suspected Achilles Tendon Rupture Managed Through Virtual Fracture Clinic Pathway in Busy Major Trauma Centre. [PDF]

Cureus
Ahmed M, Ibrahim K, Faisal MJ, Kumar M, Mohamed AW, Gogoi P, Krkovic M.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Comparison of Percutaneous Repair and Open Repair for Delayed Treatment of Achilles Tendon Rupture [PDF]

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Category: Sports; Hindfoot Introduction/Purpose: Delays in diagnosis or treatment of acute Achilles tendon rupture are relatively frequent either due to the injury being misdiagnosed or the patient disregarding its severity.
Seung-myung Choi MD, Byung-Ki Cho MD, PhD, Seung-Hwan Bae, Seo-yool Choi   +3 more
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Absorbable versus non-absorbable sutures in Achilles tendon rupture repair: a retrospective cohort study evaluating medium- to long-term outcomes via musculoskeletal ultrasound and functional metrics. [PDF]

J Orthop Surg Res
Chen DL, Liu YJ, Zheng LX, Sun J, Liu P, Liu JW.   +5 more
europepmc   +3 more sources