title: Regeneration of the Achilles tendon after percutaneous tenotomy in infants: a clinical and MRI study.
abstract: We aimed to study the regeneration potential of tendo-achilles after percutaneous tenotomy in 34 clubfeet treated by Ponseti's technique. Clinical and MRI evaluation was done after 6 weeks and 6 months of tenotomy to assess the regeneration of the tendon. At the follow-up, Achilles tendon was palpated like a cord in all the feet. MRI study revealed continuity of the tendon in all cases at the end of 6 weeks and 6 months of the tenotomy. Thus, it could be concluded that tendo-achilles does regenerate following percutaneous tenotomy, used in the correction of clubfoot using Ponseti's technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. raghav_pgi@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Raghav
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saini
authors.forename: Mandeep Singh
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Dhillon
authors.forename: Sujit Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Tripathy
authors.forename: Tarun
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.forename: Pebam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sudesh
authors.forename: Shivinder Singh
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gulati
mesh_terms: D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000502:physiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D003025:Clubfoot / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D012038:Regeneration / Q000502:physiology*; D014945:Wound Healing