[A rare combination injury in Alpine skiing].
This is a report on the incidence of associated osseos lesions in Achilles tendon ruptures. From 1967 to 1984 630 patients underwent treatment for closed Achilles tendon ruptures. In 49 cases (7.7%) associated osseos injuries were discovered. In 42 cases (6.6%) fractures of the malleolus medialis were found. Two patients with a rare combination (primarily treatment of osseos lesions, with delayed diagnosis of tendon rupture) deserve special attention. Concerning fractures of the lower leg with associated tendon rupture. Chronology and pattern of the injury are analyzed.
Obrist
J
J
Unfallkrankenhaus Salzburg.
Genelin
F
F
Zirknitzer
J
J
Kröpfl
A
A
D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000293:injuries*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture; D012865:Skiing; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing
Seltene Kombinationsverletzung beim alpinen Schilauf.