Occurrence of the plantaris tendon in patients sustaining subcutaneous rupture of the Achilles tendon.

S. J. Incavo; R. G. Alvarez; S. G. Trevino

doi:10.1177/107110078700800207

Occurrence of the plantaris tendon in patients sustaining subcutaneous rupture of the Achilles tendon.

S. J. Incavo, R. G. Alvarez, S. G. Trevino

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Many surgeons treat closed subcutaneous rupture of the Achilles tendon with primary surgical repair. Reinforcement of the primary repair can be accomplished easily using the plantaris tendon. Unfortunately, in the population of patients who sustain this injury, the plantaris is absent in 60% of patients. This is a statistically significant difference when compared to the absence of the plantaris tendon of less than 10% in reported cadaveric studies.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	110-111
Number of pages	2
Journal	Foot & ankle
Volume	8
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/107110078700800207
State	Published - Oct 1987

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