title: Reconstruction for xanthoma of the Achilles tendon.
abstract: Two patients with bilateral xanthoma of the Achilles tendon were treated by wide resection of the tumour. Reconstruction was carried out by a distally based flap fashioned from the remaining proximal tendon and gastrocnemius aponeurosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Saraf
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009132:Muscles / Q000637:transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000601:surgery*