title: Suture of achilles tendon rupture under local anesthesia.
abstract: We operated on a consecutive series of 30 closed Achilles tendon ruptures under local anesthesia and without the use of a tourniquet. We had no reruptures or major complications, and the results were comparable to other series of operatively treated achilles tendon ruptures.
mesh_terms: D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D012421:Rupture; D013536:Suture Techniques