title: Achilles tendon rupture. A protocol for conservative management.
abstract: The authors discuss surgical versus conservative management of closed Achilles tendon ruptures. They favor a conservative approach in most cases and present arguments to support this preference. They present a protocol for conservative management of closed Achilles tendon ruptures, which has been developed at the Center for Sports Medicine, Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, San Francisco.
authors.affiliation: American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine, San Francisco, CA.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Blake
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Ferguson
mesh_terms: D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000293:injuries*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D012307:Risk Factors; D012421:Rupture / Q000628:therapy; D012737:Sex Factors