Closed treatment of Achilles tendon rupture.
In order to minimize rerupture after closed treatment of Achilles tendon rupture, the period of immobilization was prolonged from 8 to 12 weeks and an above-knee plaster cast was used the first 3 weeks. In 37 consecutive patients, followed for an average of 3 years, rerupture had occurred in two patients. It is concluded that modified closed treatment is a good alternative to surgical treatment.
D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000293:injuries*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D003446:Crutches; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000628:therapy