Subcutaneous Achilles tendon rupture in an eighty-year-old female with an absence of risk factors

Achilles tendon ruptures rarely occur in patients over 80 years of age. However, it is unclear what treatment, surgical or conservative, is suitable for such an Achilles tendon rupture in the elderly. In addition, the clinical results of an Achilles tendon rupture in the elderly are disappointing. W...

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Autores principales: Sonohata, Motoki, Okamoto, Tsutomu, Uchihashi, Kazuyoshi, Motooka, Tsutomu, Tanaka, Hirofumi, Kitajima, Masaru, Mawatari, Masaaki, Hotokebuchi, Takao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications 2010
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3143957/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21808694
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/or.2010.e11
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Sumario:Achilles tendon ruptures rarely occur in patients over 80 years of age. However, it is unclear what treatment, surgical or conservative, is suitable for such an Achilles tendon rupture in the elderly. In addition, the clinical results of an Achilles tendon rupture in the elderly are disappointing. We report here the case of a subcutaneous Achilles tendon rupture in an eighty-year-old, healthy female, who returned to her previous level of activity following surgical treatment. Additional case reports of other instances of successful treatment are needed to help establish the optimal treatment protocol for an Achilles tendon rupture in the elderly.

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