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Volume 12 Issue 4 ( October-December ) 2023

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Evaluation of suture bridge anchor technique in the repair of acute distal tendoachilles ruptures
Dr. Kumar Rahul, Dr. Saksham Mittal, Dr. Pankaj Anand, Dr. Amite Pankaj Aggarwal

Achilles tendon sleeve avulsion are ruptures from the distal end of the tendon leaving behind a small stub distally (usually <1cm). The tendon stub is insufficient and incapable to hold sutures for traditional repair techniques. The purpose of this study is to introduce a new technique for such ruptures. 10 patients diagnosed with these ruptures underwent surgery with this new technique and were followed for 1 year. Clinical outcome were measures using American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) score and Visual analog scale (VAS). At final follow-up, the mean VAS improved from 6.1 to 0.2, AOFOS score improved from 48.3 to 98.4. Patients returned to their daily activity at 88.4 days. All these patients could walk brisk, perform heel rise test and hop comfortably at the final follow up. Our study utilized Krackow sutures along with suture anchors. The construct is strong and is a promising alternative. More studies however need to surface to find the best surgical technique.

 
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