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German Congress of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (DKOU 2016)

25.10. - 28.10.2016, Berlin

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The mini-invasive treatment of traumatic ruptures of Achilles tendon with modified McGriffith percutaneous technique

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  • presenting/speaker Wieslaw Lachowicz - Hospital Universitario de Torrevieja, Torrevieja / Alicante, Spain
  • Kay Berg - Hospital Universitario del Vinalopó (Elche), Elche, Spain
  • Clara Cobo - Hospital Universitario de Torrevieja, Torrevieja / Alicante, Spain
  • Maritere Vargas - Hospital Universitario de Torrevieja, Torrevieja / Alicante, Spain

Deutscher Kongress für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie (DKOU 2016). Berlin, 25.-28.10.2016. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2016. DocPO25-279

doi: 10.3205/16dkou718, urn:nbn:de:0183-16dkou7186

Published: October 10, 2016

© 2016 Lachowicz et al.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. See license information at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

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Objectives: Achilles tendon is the most frequently ruptured tendon in the human body.

Traumatic ruptures of Achilles tendon is relatively frequently = 1/5000 cases.

Percutaneous repair reduces the risk of complications compared to open surgery.

Aim of the study was to present the modified McGriffith surgical technique and evaluation of the results.

Methods: We analyzed the results of the treatment of 56 patients (mean age 45 years), 48 men (86%) and 4 woman (4%).

The analysis of the results was evaluated with the Leppilahti and Olerud- Molander scales.

Results: In all patients we achieved the complete healing of the ruptured Achilles tendon.

Postoperative overall results according to Leppilahti score were excellent in 44 cases /79%/, good in 8 /14%/, fair in 4 /7%/, 0 poor.

According to Olerud and Molander scale the results were excellent in 48 cases /86%/ and good in 8 /7%/, 0 fair, 0 poor.

Figure 1 [Fig. 1].

Conclusions:

  • Percutaneous technique of repairing of traumatic ruptures of Achilles tendon is good alternative of the treatment.
  • Comparing to the "open" surgical technique causes less of the complications.
  • Can be realized with the local anesthesia.
  • It is economic procedure.