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Less Invasive Fixation of Acute Avulsions of the Achilles Tendon: A Technical Note
Purpose: Nowadays, surgical treatment of acute avulsions of the Achilles tendon represents a hard challenge. There is often the possibility that the calcaneus remains completely uncovered from the tendon, making the reinsertion of its distal stub complex. At the same time, the standard open surgical...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7766519/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33352626 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina56120715 |
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author | Longo, Umile Giuseppe Candela, Vincenzo Berton, Alessandra Di Naro, Calogero Stelitano, Giovanna Maffulli, Nicola Denaro, Vincenzo |
author_facet | Longo, Umile Giuseppe Candela, Vincenzo Berton, Alessandra Di Naro, Calogero Stelitano, Giovanna Maffulli, Nicola Denaro, Vincenzo |
author_sort | Longo, Umile Giuseppe |
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description | Purpose: Nowadays, surgical treatment of acute avulsions of the Achilles tendon represents a hard challenge. There is often the possibility that the calcaneus remains completely uncovered from the tendon, making the reinsertion of its distal stub complex. At the same time, the standard open surgical technique could cause difficult wound healing because of the weak blood supply, the increasing possibility of rupture, and the bacterial contamination. To overcome these risks, less invasive procedures should be considered. Methods: We developed an innovative minimally invasive procedure for fixation of acute avulsions of the Achilles tendon employing an integration of four longitudinal stab incisions and one distal semicircular Cincinnati incision. In this way, the distal Achilles tendon stub and the calcaneal insertion are exhibited. Results: We basted the tendon through percutaneous sutures performed across the four stab incisions with a Mayo needle threaded with Ultrabraid. The procedure is repeated with another loop of Ultrabraid. After having bruised the calcaneus bone insertion of the tendon, two sites for two suture anchors were prepared using a specific hole preparation device for the anchors’ footprint. Finally, we placed two suture anchors to reinsert the tendon to the calcaneal insertion. Conclusion: Our new less invasive technique is a promising alternative optional procedure for the Achilles tendon (AT) avulsion repair allowing clear exposure of the Achilles tendon insertion, maintaining the longitudinal wholeness of the dermis, and minimizing possible associated complications. |
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spelling | pubmed-77665192020-12-28 Less Invasive Fixation of Acute Avulsions of the Achilles Tendon: A Technical Note Longo, Umile Giuseppe Candela, Vincenzo Berton, Alessandra Di Naro, Calogero Stelitano, Giovanna Maffulli, Nicola Denaro, Vincenzo Medicina (Kaunas) Technical Note Purpose: Nowadays, surgical treatment of acute avulsions of the Achilles tendon represents a hard challenge. There is often the possibility that the calcaneus remains completely uncovered from the tendon, making the reinsertion of its distal stub complex. At the same time, the standard open surgical technique could cause difficult wound healing because of the weak blood supply, the increasing possibility of rupture, and the bacterial contamination. To overcome these risks, less invasive procedures should be considered. Methods: We developed an innovative minimally invasive procedure for fixation of acute avulsions of the Achilles tendon employing an integration of four longitudinal stab incisions and one distal semicircular Cincinnati incision. In this way, the distal Achilles tendon stub and the calcaneal insertion are exhibited. Results: We basted the tendon through percutaneous sutures performed across the four stab incisions with a Mayo needle threaded with Ultrabraid. The procedure is repeated with another loop of Ultrabraid. After having bruised the calcaneus bone insertion of the tendon, two sites for two suture anchors were prepared using a specific hole preparation device for the anchors’ footprint. Finally, we placed two suture anchors to reinsert the tendon to the calcaneal insertion. Conclusion: Our new less invasive technique is a promising alternative optional procedure for the Achilles tendon (AT) avulsion repair allowing clear exposure of the Achilles tendon insertion, maintaining the longitudinal wholeness of the dermis, and minimizing possible associated complications. MDPI 2020-12-19 /pmc/articles/PMC7766519/ /pubmed/33352626 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina56120715 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Technical Note Longo, Umile Giuseppe Candela, Vincenzo Berton, Alessandra Di Naro, Calogero Stelitano, Giovanna Maffulli, Nicola Denaro, Vincenzo Less Invasive Fixation of Acute Avulsions of the Achilles Tendon: A Technical Note |
title | Less Invasive Fixation of Acute Avulsions of the Achilles Tendon: A Technical Note |
title_full | Less Invasive Fixation of Acute Avulsions of the Achilles Tendon: A Technical Note |
title_fullStr | Less Invasive Fixation of Acute Avulsions of the Achilles Tendon: A Technical Note |
title_full_unstemmed | Less Invasive Fixation of Acute Avulsions of the Achilles Tendon: A Technical Note |
title_short | Less Invasive Fixation of Acute Avulsions of the Achilles Tendon: A Technical Note |
title_sort | less invasive fixation of acute avulsions of the achilles tendon: a technical note |
topic | Technical Note |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7766519/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33352626 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina56120715 |
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