title: Subcutaneous Achilles tendon rupture in an eighty-year-old female with an absence of risk factors.
abstract: Achilles tendon ruptures rarely occur in patients over 80 years of age. However, it is unclear what treatment, surgical or conservative, is suitable for such an Achilles tendon rupture in the elderly. In addition, the clinical results of an Achilles tendon rupture in the elderly are disappointing. We report here the case of a subcutaneous Achilles tendon rupture in an eighty-year-old, healthy female, who returned to her previous level of activity following surgical treatment. Additional case reports of other instances of successful treatment are needed to help establish the optimal treatment protocol for an Achilles tendon rupture in the elderly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Nabeshima, Saga, Japan;
authors.forename: Motoki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sonohata
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: Kazuyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uchihashi
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Motooka
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kitajima
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mawatari
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hotokebuchi