Minimum 5-Year Outcomes After Minimally Invasive Achilles Tendon Reconstruction Using Autologous Hamstring Grafts.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Achilles tendon is prone to rupture, particularly in middle-aged men, and chronic injuries are often due to missed diagnoses or inadequate treatment. While acute ruptures can be managed with primary repair, chronic cases with tendon gaps >3 cm require reconstruction. A minimally invasive technique using autologous semitendinosus and gracilis tendon grafts has previously shown favorable short-term outcomes. This study evaluates longer-term outcomes with a minimum 5-year follow-up.

Methods

This study analyzed 21 patients undergoing minimally invasive Achilles tendon reconstruction with autologous hamstring grafts, compared with 21 healthy controls. magnetic resonance imaging confirmed diagnoses, and surgeries (2016-2019) used the EndoButton system for graft stab

SUBMITTER: Kiedrowski B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12421000 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature