Chronic Achilles Tendon Rupture Treated with Allograft: A Case Report.
In clinical practice, chronic Achilles tendon ruptures are uncommon. Usually, these lesions are discovered four to six weeks after injuries. More frequently, Achilles tendon ruptures are acute and treated with tendon sutures.1 Many surgical techniques are available to treat chronic lesions such as sutures or V-Y elongation with or without augments.2-3 Our case is about a chronic Achilles tendon rupture discovered two years after injury. Our patient came to our attention with a 6 cm tendon gap. We performed tendon repair with cadaver allograft. After four years of follow-up, our patient has a complete functional recovery and he can normally perform daily and working tasks without pain.
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, S.O.D Ortopedia e Traumatologia AOUP, Pisa, Italy.
Giuseppe
G
Restuccia
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, S.O.D Ortopedia e Traumatologia AOUP, Pisa, Italy.
Alessandro
A
Lippi
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Francesco
F
Casella
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Carmine
C
Citarelli
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Federico
F
Sacchetti
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, S.O.D Ortopedia e Traumatologia AOUP, Pisa, Italy.
Maurizio
M
Benifei
D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D064591:Allografts / Q000637:transplantation*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D012421:Rupture / Q000601:surgery