Repair of Achilles tendon ruptures with peroneus brevis tendon augmentation.
OBJECTIVE
To report 22 patients who underwent repair of compound Achilles tendon ruptures with peroneus brevis tendon augmentation.


METHODS
Records of 6 women and 19 men aged 21 to 42 (mean, 28) years who underwent repair of compound Achilles tendon ruptures with peroneus brevis tendon augmentation were reviewed. All the wounds were transverse/oblique, minimally contaminated, and could be closed primarily. Patients were evaluated at months 3, 9, and 12, using the Foot and Ankle Outcome Score (FAOS) questionnaire.


RESULTS
Of the 22 patients, 3 developed superficial skin complications that healed gradually, and 2 developed a superficial discharging sinus and underwent minor debridement. No patient had a re-rupture of the Achilles tendon. At the one-year follow-up, all patients achieved good functional outcome in terms of the FAOS.


CONCLUSIONS
Repair of Achilles tendon ruptures with peroneus brevis tendon augmentation achieved good functional outcome.
Department Of Orthopaedics, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Amarjeet
A
Singh
Kushal
K
Nag
Shuvendu P
SP
Roy
Ramesh Chandra
RC
Gupta
Vaibhav
V
Gulati
Nikunj
N
Agrawal
D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012421:Rupture; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013709:Tendon Transfer / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing; D055815:Young Adult
Achilles tendon; tendon transfer