Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 2 , Pages 208-211, March 2010

An Uncomplicated Method for Minimally Invasive Achilles Tendon Repair

  • William Y.H. Ngai, FRCS (Orth)

      Affiliations

    • Foot & Ankle surgeon-in-training, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Tseung Kwan O Hospital, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: William Y. H. Ngai, FRCS (Orth), Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Tseung Kwan O Hospital, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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  • Samson C.F. Chan, FRCS (Orth)

      Affiliations

    • Chief Foot & Ankle surgeon, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Tseung Kwan O Hospital, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong SAR, China

Abstract 

The Achilles tendon is the largest palpable tendon in the human body, and rupture of this tendon is not an uncommon injury encountered by foot and ankle surgeons. A number of different minimally invasive methods have been described for repair of the ruptured Achilles tendon. In this article, we describe a relatively simple, minimally invasive technique of Achilles tendon repair that does not require special instrumentation, the key requirement being that of a sponge forceps.

Keywords: rupture, sponge forceps, surgery, trauma

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 Financial Disclosure: None reported.

 Conflict of Interest: None reported.

PII: S1067-2516(09)00547-X

doi:10.1053/j.jfas.2009.12.011

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 2 , Pages 208-211, March 2010

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