Chapter-32 Ruptures of the Tendo-Achilles
BOOK TITLE: The Handbook of Foot and Ankle Surgery: An Intellectual Approach to Complex Problems
Author
1. Miskovsky Shana N
2. Orr Christopher
ISBN
9789350905012
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11798_32
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2013
Pages
21
Author Affiliations
1.
University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, USA,
Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
2.
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Chapter keywords
Ruptures of the Tendo-achilles,
Achilles tendon ruptures,
Acute Achilles rupture,
Acute rupture of the Achilles tendon,
Copious irrigation of the wound,
Flexor hallucis longus (FHL) tendon transfer,
Fluoroquinolone-related tendon disorders,
Hypercholesterolemia,
Inflammatory arthritides,
Minimal incision techniques,
Musculotendinous junction,
Musculotendinous junction and osseous insertion,
Open repair techniques,
Percutaneous repair surgical technique,
Renal transplantation,
Repair of insertional Achilles rupture,
Rheumatoid arthritis,
Rotation of the Achilles tendon,
Vascularity of the Achilles tendon