Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2009 Mar;17(3):316-20.
doi: 10.1007/s00167-008-0693-9. Epub 2008 Dec 16.

Reconstruction of neglected Achilles tendon rupture using the flexor hallucis tendon

Keun-Bae Lee  1 , Young-Hoon Park, Taek-Rim Yoon, Jae-Yoon Chung
Affiliations
Case Reports

Reconstruction of neglected Achilles tendon rupture using the flexor hallucis tendon

Keun-Bae Lee et al. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2009 Mar.

Abstract

Neglected ruptures of the Achilles tendon (AT) are not common and have a greater tendency to cause complications and to produce poorer functional results than fresh ruptures. Numerous surgical procedures have been described for the reconstruction of neglected AT ruptures. However, no report has been issued about an AT rupture neglected for more than 2 years. The authors reported about three patients (four tendons) with a neglected AT rupture of mean duration of 5 years, who were treated by interposed scar tissue repair combined with flexor hallucis longus tendon transfer. All patients experienced good clinical results and were satisfied with surgery.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Foot Ankle. 1993 Oct;14(8):443-9 - PubMed
    1. J Foot Ankle Surg. 1999 Jan-Feb;38(1):70-4 - PubMed
    1. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2007 Sep;15(9):1163-6 - PubMed
    1. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008 Jun;90(6):1348-60 - PubMed
    1. Foot Ankle Int. 2007 Dec;28(12):1238-48 - PubMed

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources