title: [Progress in treatment of acute achilles tendon rupture].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the progress in the treatment of acute Achilles tendon rupture.
  
  
  METHODS
  Recent literature about the treatment of acute Achilles tendon rupture was reviewed and analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Treatments of acute Achilles tendon rupture include operative and non-operative treatments. Operative treatments include open surgery and percutaneous minimally invasive surgery. Compared with non-operative treatment, operative treatment can effectively reduce the re-rupture incidence, but it had higher complication incidences of wound infection and nerve injury. Although early functional rehabilitation during non-operative treatment could reduce the re-rutpture incidence, there is no consistent orthopaedic device and guideline for functional rehabilitation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Both operative and non-operative treatments have advantages and disadvantages for the treatment of acute Achilles tendon rupture. No consistent conclusion is arrived regarding functional recovery. Future studies should explore the strategy of early functional rehabilitation during non-operative treatment and its mechanism of promoting tendon healing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou Guangdong, 510515, PR China.
authors.forename: Jiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nan
authors.forename: Dayong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D000208:Acute Disease; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012421:Rupture; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*