Open AccessTreatment of Achilles tendon rupture using different methods
Author(s) -
Predrag Grubor,
Milan Grubor
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
vojnosanitetski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2406-0720
pISSN - 0042-8450
DOI - 10.2298/vsp1208663g
Subject(s) - medicine , achilles tendon , percutaneous , surgery , orthopedic surgery , achilles tendon rupture , spinal anesthesia , tendon
Today there are controversies about searching for the ideal surgical method (conservatively with plaster cast, with open and percutaneous tenorrhaphy) for repairing a ruptured Achilles tendon. The aim of this study study was to examine the results of treating Achilles tendon ruptures in patients by using the following methods: percutaneous suturing, open surgery technique and non-surgical treatment by plaster cast immobilisation.
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