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Surgery for an Achilles tendon rupture

Surgery Overview

There are two types of surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles tendon :

In open surgery, the surgeon makes a single large incision in the back of the leg.
In percutaneous surgery, the surgeon makes several small incisions rather than one large incision.

In both types of surgery, the surgeon sews the tendon back together through the incision(s). Surgery may be delayed for about a week after the rupture to let the swelling go down.

Author:	Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH	Last Updated: January 27, 2009
Medical Review:	William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine Patrick J. McMahon, MD - Orthopedics

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