Mahmut Nedim Doral, Murat Bozkurt, Egemen Turhan, Mehmet Ayvaz, Ozgür Ahmet Atay, Akin Uzümcügil, Gürsel Leblebicioğlu, Defne Kaya, Tolga Aydoğ
INTRODUCTION: A prospective study of modified percutaneous Achilles tendon repair performed between 1999 and 2005 under local infiltration anesthesia is presented; the study evaluated the results of percutaneous repair technique by visualization of the synovia under endoscopic control, followed by early functional postoperative treatment for surgical intervention of acute Achilles tendon ruptures. PATIENTS: Sixty-two patients (58 males, 4 females, mean age 32) were treated by percutaneous suturing with modified Bunnel technique under endoscopic control within 10 days after acute total rupture...
August 2009: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery