Clinical and Radiological Outcomes of Operative Therapy in Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy With Debridement and Double-Row Refixation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Insertional Achilles tendinopathy (IAT) is a painful pathology in which the strongest and thickest tendon of the human body is affected. Different conservative and operative treatments have been described to address this pathology. This study aimed to evaluate the medium-term clinical and radiological outcomes of patients who underwent a surgical therapy via a longitudinal tendon-splitting approach with debridement and double-row refixation.

Methods

All patients were assessed pre- and postoperatively using a visual analog scale (VAS), the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) Hindfoot Score, the Foot and Ankle Outcome Score (FAOS), and the Foot Function Index (FFI). Additionally, a lateral radiograph of the foot was performed to assess the postoperativ

SUBMITTER: Greiner F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8446883 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature