Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures - A Review

A 58 year old golfer fell stepping into a sand trap and ruptured his achilles tendon one year ago. He initially cho non operative treatment, but became unsatisfied with a tender fulness behind his ankle and ankle weakness noticeable during his tea shots. The correct answer to this question is three, gastrocius turn down repair augmented with transfer of the flexor halis longus. Gastrocius turndown utilizes a slip of the central third of the gastrocius tendons for reconstruction in ham string autographed. And five, primary repair with the foot in maximal plants ar flexion followed by a gradual stretching program.