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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Zhang, Qiang
• Wu, Zongde
• Liu, Liang
• Wei, Guohua
• Peng, Liang
• Liu, Junhong
• Ning, Xingming

Titel

Application of percutaneous transcalcaneal reconstruction technique for acute Achilles tendon insertion avulsion

Ist Teil von

• Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi, 2022-04, Vol.36 (4), p.415-419

Ort / Verlag

China

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• To introduce a percutaneous transcalcaneal reconstruction technique for the treatment of acute Achilles tendon insertion avulsion, and to assess its short-term effectiveness. Between January 2014 and June 2020, 25 patients with acute Achilles tendon insertion avulsion were treated with the percutaneous transcalcaneal reconstruction technique. There were 24 males and 1 female, with an average age of 44.1 years (range, 34-60 years). The disease duration was 1-5 days (mean, 1.8 days). There were 23 cases of sports injury and 2 cases of fall injury. The preoperative American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) ankle-hindfoot score was 55.6±6.7 and the visual analogue scale (VAS) score was 4.6±0.5. The operation time, intraoperative blood loss, hospital stay, related complications, the time of weight-bearing standing with a slightly raised heel, and the time of walking with a slightly raised heel were recorded. The AOFAS ankle-hindfoot score and the VAS score were used to evaluate the ankle joint function a