| 篇名 |
Results in Early Surgical Treatment of Spontaneous Achilles Tendon Rupture |
| 作者 |
Leou-Chyr Lin, Shing-Sheng Wu, Chian-Her Lee, Man-Kuan Au |
| 卷期/出版年月 |
29卷2期 (1996/4) |
| 頁次 |
126-131 |
| 摘要 |
Results of early surgical treatment of 28 spontaneous ruptures of the Achilles tendon during various sports activities were evaluated. Fifteen of the 28 patients were injured in a racket activity. Six cases occurred during basketball playing. All of the rupture sites were in the tendon part, 2-6 cm above the calcaneal bone. Seventy-five percent of the patients were in their fourth decade or older. None had had a medical problem before injury, and only two had experienced Achilles symptoms prior to the rupture. All of the repairs were done within four weeks. Twenty-four patients were contacted for follow-up (average, 26 months). Only three patients had postoperative minor wound problems. There was no rupture. Loss of motion was 6° in dosiflexion and 5° in plantar flexion, on the average. All 24 patients had a return of function but 4 among them could not reach their preinjury level. Spontaneous rupture of the Achilles tendon with early repair within a four weeks period showed satisfactory results. |
| 關鍵詞 |
achilles tendon rupture, surgical treatment |
| 分類 |
Original Articles |
