Limited open repair of Achilles tendon ruptures: a technique with a new instrument and findings of a prospective multicenter study

Assal, Mathieu; Jung, Maximilien; Stern, Richard; Rippstein, Pascal; Delmi, Marino; Hoffmeyer, Pierre

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English

Limited open repair of Achilles tendon ruptures: a technique with a new instrument and findings of a prospective multicenter study

ContributorsAssal, Mathieu; Jung, Maximilien; Stern, Richard; Rippstein, Pascal; Delmi, Marino; Hoffmeyer, Pierre

Published inJournal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, vol. 84-A, no. 2, p. 161-170

Publication date2002

Abstract

Controversy persists regarding the ideal surgical technique for repair of a ruptured Achilles tendon. We propose a limited open procedure with use of an instrument that provides the advantage of an open repair but avoids the soft-tissue problems with which open repair has been associated.

Keywords

Achilles Tendon/injuries/surgery
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cadaver
Humans
Middle Aged
Orthopedic Equipment
Orthopedic Procedures/methods
Prospective Studies
Rupture
Wound Healing

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de chirurgie

Research groups

Chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologique (98)

Citation (ISO format)

ASSAL, Mathieu et al. Limited open repair of Achilles tendon ruptures: a technique with a new instrument and findings of a prospective multicenter study. In: Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, 2002, vol. 84-A, n° 2, p. 161–170.

Article (Published version)

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PID : unige:45732
PMID : 11861720

Additional URL for this publicationhttp://jbjs.org/content/84/2/161

Journal ISSN0021-9355

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Limited open repair of Achilles tendon ruptures: a technique with a new instrument and findings of a prospective multicenter study

Controversy persists regarding the ideal surgical technique for repair of a ruptured Achilles tendon. We propose a limited open procedure with use of an instrument that provides the advantage of an open repair but avoids the soft-tissue problems with which open repair has been associated.

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