Achilles tendon repair using a bone-tendon graft harvested from the knee extensor system: three cases

J Foot Ankle Surg. 1999 Jan-Feb;38(1):70-4. doi: 10.1016/s1067-2516(99)80092-1.

Abstract

The authors describe a new surgical technique of Achilles tendon reconstruction using bone-tendon graft from the knee extensor system. This technique is for those unusual cases of neglected or partial Achilles tendon rupture with distal tendon-substance loss at calcaneal insertion level, requiring transbone plasty fixation. Three cases are reported; the first two, followed up over a 5-year period, had excellent functional, morphological, and clinical outcomes. This new technique is compared with other available solutions: triceps plasty, other local tendon plasty, artificial plasty, and allograft.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Achilles Tendon / injuries*
  • Achilles Tendon / surgery*
  • Adult
  • Calcaneus / surgery
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Knee*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Patella / transplantation*
  • Rupture
  • Tendon Injuries / surgery*
  • Tendons / transplantation*