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Achilles tendon recurrent rupture following surgical repair: report on two cases
Diego García-Germán1, Rafael Rubio-Quevedo, Javier Lopez-Goenaga
1Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain. diegoggerman@gmail.com
Background:
Rerupture is a main complication in Achilles tendon rupture surgery, with an incidence of 2-8%. Although wound break-down and rerupture are well known complications, spontaneous open rerupture has not been previously reported to the authors' knowledge.
Methods:
We report on two cases of open rerupture of Achilles tendon following augmented repair, through a transverse wound perpendicular to the primary incision line. Reruptures occurred 80 and 54 days after primary repair.
Results And Conclusions:
After surgical repair long term follow-up results are good in both cases. This complication could be related to subtotal closure of the paratenon due to the bulk of the augmented repair and to an inadequate and a too extended period of postoperative ankle immobilization.
