Non Surgical Achilles Tendon Repair. People who have a surgical achilles tendon repair have a slightly lower chance of re rupturing the tendon. Of the achilles tear and repair.
The brace was worn by everyone for six weeks. Postoperative rehabilitation protocols for achilles tendon ruptures. Achilles tendon at consists of the tendinous portion of gastrocnemius and the soleus muscles which merge to form the strongest and largest tendon in the human body although it is the most frequently injured 1 2 recent study in denmark showed an increase in the incidence of at rupture from 26 95 per 100 000 persons in 1994 to 31 17 per persons in 2013 and it is still going.
Is surgical intervention more effective than non surgical treatment for acute achilles tendon rupture.
This position takes the pressure off of the healing tendon. However these advantages are not functionally critical for a large percentage of people and risks accompany the benefits of a surgical repair. The surgically repaired achilles will typically be removed from a cast and switched to a. Consider taking a more conservative approach to range of motion weight bearing and rehab progression with tendon augmentation re rupture after non surgical management revision chronic tendinosis and co morbidities for example obesity older age and steroid use.