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[Surgical treatment of Achilles tendon rupture]
J M Rothenbühler1, B Korkodelovic, P Regazzoni
1Departement Chirurgie, Kantonsspital Basel.
Zeitschrift Fur Unfallchirurgie Und Versicherungsmedizin : Offizielles Organ Der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft Fur Unfallmedizin Und Berufskrankheiten = Revue De Traumatologie Et D'Assicurologie : Organe Officiel De La Societe Suisse De
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
Ruptures of the Achilles tendon are rare, but their incidence seems to become higher due to changes of life style and to increasing sports activities. Concerning the optimal therapy--conservative or surgical--there still exist diverging opinions. In our clinic, we have always preferred surgical therapy. We present a survey of the results of surgical treatment in 139 patients. Based on our own experience and on a literature review we recommend surgical therapy for rupture of the Achilles tendon, mainly in view of the high incidence of reruptures after conservative treatment and the existing functional results.