Functional outcome and complication rate after percutaneous suture of fresh Achilles tendon ruptures with the Dresden instrument

Functional outcome and complication rate after percutaneous suture of fresh Achilles tendon ruptures with the Dresden instrument

Abstract Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of patients with a rupture of the Achilles tendon (ATR) treated percutaneously with the Dresden instrument in the hands of surgeons others than its inventors. Materials and methods 118 patients (FU rate: 77.1%) with an acute ATR t...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Manegold, Serafim Tsitsilonis, Jakob Schumann, Tobias Gehlen, Alison N. Agres, Johannes Keller, Markus Gesslein, Florian Wichlas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-09-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Subjects:
Achilles tendon
Rupture
Percutaneous
Minimal invasive
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s10195-018-0511-1

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