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Acute Bilateral Traumatic Achilles Tendon Rupture – A Rare Presentation

The Achilles tendon is the strongest tendon in the body, which is commonly ruptured in male athletes. Bilateral rupture of the Achilles tendon is a rare condition with very few reported cases in the literature. It poses a challenge in management, and hence, we report a case with traumatic bilateral...

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Autores principales: Kapoor, Chirag, Jhaveri, Maulik, Golwala, Paresh, Merh, Aditya, Patel, Amit
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4999352/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27588227
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.706
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Sumario:The Achilles tendon is the strongest tendon in the body, which is commonly ruptured in male athletes. Bilateral rupture of the Achilles tendon is a rare condition with very few reported cases in the literature. It poses a challenge in management, and hence, we report a case with traumatic bilateral Achilles tendon rupture in a young male patient and its management. One side was treated conservatively as the rupture was partial and the other side, which had a complete tear, was operated. At nine months follow-up, the patient has had a satisfactory result and is now bearing full weight without any problems. We suggest this method of treatment to be worthwhile for this unusual entity.