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Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
Volume 93 Number 4 283-291 2003
Copyright © 2003 American Podiatric Medical Association

Surgery for Chronic Achilles Tendinopathy

Review of 91 Procedures over 10 Years

Amol Saxena, DPM* and Steven Cheung, DPM*

* Department of Sports Medicine, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Palo Alto, CA. Dr. Cheung is currently in private practice, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada.

Corresponding author: Amol Saxena, DPM, Department of Sports Medicine, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, 795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301.

Abstract

The authors reviewed 91 surgical procedures in 87 patients with chronic Achilles tendinopathy. There were 62 males and 25 females (mean age, 44.9 years). The average interval between surgery and review for the group was 4.2 years (range, 1 to 10 years). Twenty patients underwent peritenolysis, with a mean return-to-activity time of 7.7 weeks. Four patients with concomitant bony procedures had significantly longer return-to-activity times than 16 patients who underwent peritenolysis only. The mean return-to-activity time was 13.2 weeks in 15 patients who had Achilles debridement for mucoid degeneration, 14.4 weeks in 32 Achilles tendocalcinosis repair patients, 18.6 weeks in 24 patients who had retrocalcaneal exostectomy procedures, and 34.0 weeks in 5 patients who had chronic Achilles rupture repair. Athletic patients (n = 47) had significantly shorter return-to-activity times than active (n = 38) and sedentary (n = 6) patients. Males returned to activity faster than females. Runners returned to activity faster than other patients. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 93(4): 283-291, 2003)




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