Response letter concerning "Endoscopically assisted reconstruction of chronic Achilles tendon ruptures and re-ruptures using a semitendinosus autograft is a viable alternative to pre-existing techniques" by Niklas Nilsson, Baldvin Gunnarsson, Michael R. Carmont, Annelie Brorsson, Jón Karlsson and Katarina Nilsson Helander (doi.org/10.1007/s00167-022-06943-2)

Niklas Nilsson^{1

2}, Baldvin Gunnarsson^{3

4}, Michael R Carmont^{3

5}, Annelie Brorsson^{3

6}, Jón Karlsson^{3

4}, Katarina Nilsson Helander^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Göteborgsvägen 31, Mölndal, 431 80, Gothenburg, Sweden. niklas.nilsson.1995@gmail.com.
² Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden. niklas.nilsson.1995@gmail.com.
³ Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Göteborgsvägen 31, Mölndal, 431 80, Gothenburg, Sweden.
⁴ Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden.
⁵ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Princess Royal Hospital, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Shropshire, UK.
⁶ IFK Kliniken Rehab, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Comment

Niklas Nilsson et al. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2022 Dec.

. 2022 Dec;30(12):4260-4261.

doi: 10.1007/s00167-022-07177-y. Epub 2022 Oct 7.

Niklas Nilsson^{1

2}, Baldvin Gunnarsson^{3

4}, Michael R Carmont^{3

5}, Annelie Brorsson^{3

6}, Jón Karlsson^{3

4}, Katarina Nilsson Helander^{3

4}

¹ Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Göteborgsvägen 31, Mölndal, 431 80, Gothenburg, Sweden. niklas.nilsson.1995@gmail.com.
² Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden. niklas.nilsson.1995@gmail.com.
³ Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Göteborgsvägen 31, Mölndal, 431 80, Gothenburg, Sweden.
⁴ Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden.
⁵ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Princess Royal Hospital, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Shropshire, UK.
⁶ IFK Kliniken Rehab, Gothenburg, Sweden.

No abstract available

Comment on

Letter to the editor.
Bąkowski P, Piontek T. Bąkowski P, et al. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2022 Dec;30(12):4258-4259. doi: 10.1007/s00167-022-07178-x. Epub 2022 Oct 7. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2022. PMID: 36207459 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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