Outcomes Following Treatment of the Infected Achilles Tendon.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infection following Achilles tendon surgery is a devastating complication and can be difficult to treat and often leads to poor outcomes. A number of treatments have been described, but there is little information concerning outcomes of these treatments. Our purpose was to evaluate the clinical and functional outcomes of patients who have undergone treatment for an infected Achilles tendon after acute and chronic midsubstance repair.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 20 patients who had undergone surgical treatment for an infected Achilles tendon between 2000 and 2016. The mean follow-up time was 21 months (range, 2-68 months). All patients underwent extensive debridement of the tendon with removal of all infected tissue and foreign materi

SUBMITTER: Bowers MW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8696926 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature