Pedicled tendon transfer in the repair of subcutaneous rupture of the Achilles tendon.
During the last few years the author has used a new surgical method of treating subcutaneous ruptures of the Achilles tendon. This is particularly appropriate in severe cases where the gap resulting from the rupture of degenerated tissue does not permit direct suture. The method has been used in ten cases. It consists of splitting the tendons of tibialis posterior and peroneus brevis and using the freed hemitendons as pedicled transplants. The plantaris tendon is used as a reinforcement. The operation is completed by folding down a flap of the superficial aponeurosis of the gastrocnemius. The results have been consistently good.
D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D012421:Rupture; D013709:Tendon Transfer / Q000379:methods*