title: Complex Achilles reconstruction for massive soft tissue loss: allograft, autograft, and use of a temporary cement spacer.
abstract: A 36-year-old male sustained loss of the Achilles mechanism secondary to a crush injury. The patient was treated with early placement of a cement spacer in the superficial posterior compartment, which allowed for successful late reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, University of Utah Orthopaedic Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA. timothy.beals@hsc.utah.edu
authors.forename: Timothy C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Beals
authors.forename: Erik P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Severson
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kinikini
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aoki
mesh_terms: D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D002484:Cementation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation*; D058971:Tenotomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*